This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 lemon
1/2 cup water
three 1/3-inch-thick slices fresh gingerroot
4 whole star anise* or 3/4 cup star anise* pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
3 firm-ripe nectarines (about 3/4 pound)
9 assorted plums (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1 cup picked-over blueberries
Preparation
Step 1
With a vegetable peeler remove three 3 x 1/2-inch pieces zest from lemon. In a saucepan bring water to a boil with zest, gingerroot, star anise, sugar, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice and simmer, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Cool syrup and discard star anise. Syrup may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
Step 2
Halve and pit nectarines and plums. Cut nectarines into wedges. In a bowl toss cut fruit together with blueberries, syrup, and remaining lemon juice. Mixture may be made 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
