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Mojito Marinated Fruit

Name: Mojito Marinated Fruit
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1/2 cup light rum; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 teaspoon grated lime zest; 2 cups each cantaloupe, honeydew and seedless watermelon balls or chunks; 2 cups cubed fresh pineapple; 3 mint sprigs; Fresh mint leaves, optional

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5 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Marcy Griffith, Excelsior, Minnesota

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Sep. 23, 2022

All the flavors of the popular mojito cocktail are featured in this fantastic salad. After you eat the fruit, you’ll want to sip the luscious syrup! —Marcy Griffith, Excelsior, Minnesota

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Mojito Marinated Fruit

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Yield:8 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:5 min

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Ingredients

2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup light rum
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
2 cups each cantaloupe, honeydew and seedless watermelon balls or chunks
2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
3 mint sprigs
Fresh mint leaves, optional

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Directions

1
In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in rum, lime juice and zest. Cool completely.

2
In a large bowl, combine melons, pineapple and mint sprigs. Add rum mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
3
Discard mint sprigs. Spoon fruit with syrup into serving dishes. If desired, top with mint.