Fruit Salad with Vanilla-Apple Syrup

From Vegetarian Times - "The syrup used in this salad is a wonderful all-purpose sweetener for plain yogurt, iced tea and cocktails. "

ingredient list

serves 6

Vanilla-Apple Syrup

• 2 cups apple juice
• 2 2-inch strips lemon zest
• 1/4 vanilla bean

Fruit Salad

• 2 medium mangoes, peeled and diced
• 1 pint strawberries, quartered (about 2 cups)
• 1 pint blueberries (about 2 cups)

Directions

1. To make Vanilla-Apple Syrup: Place apple juice and lemon zest in pot. Slice vanilla bean in half and scrape seeds into juice. Add bean to pot as well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to medium-low, and simmer 30 minutes, or until mixture is syrup-like and reduced to 1/3 cup. Remove lemon zest and vanilla bean, and cool to room temperature.
2. To make Fruit Salad: Toss mangoes, strawberries and blueberries with Vanilla-Apple Syrup, and serve.

Nutritional Information

Per SERVING:

Calories	129
Protein	1g
Total Fat	5g
Carbs	32g
Sodium	4mg
Fiber	3g
Sugar	18g