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Layered berry fruit salad with port syrup

July 31, 2018/ Lucy Waverman

Serves: 4 to 6

INGREDIENTS

Goat cheese cream:

2/3 cup goat cheese
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped lemon balm
4 teaspoons maple syrup

Glaze:

1/2 cup redcurrant jelly
1/2 cup port
2 teaspoons grated orange rind

Fruit:

8 ounces cherries, pitted
2 cups blueberries
2 cups strawberries, hulled and halved
2 cups raspberries
2 cups blackberries

Garnish:

6 lemon balm leaves

METHOD

Stir together goat cheese, cream, lemon balm and maple syrup until smooth. Reserve.

Combine jelly, port and orange rind in a small pot. Bring to a boil, stirring. Boil 2 minutes longer. Cool.

Place a layer of cherries in a bowl and spoon a little sauce over top. Add a layer of blueberries and drizzle with more sauce. Continue, repeating layers, until all the fruit is used. Pour any extra syrup over the top.

Top each serving with 2 tablespoons sweetened goat cheese. Garnish with a lemon balm leaf

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Layered berry fruit salad with port syrup

INGREDIENTS

METHOD