A delicious way to enjoy fresh cherries. Fresh cherries are pitted, tossed with some lime zest, lime juice, sugar, fresh mint, and some kosher salt. They are chilled for about 1 hour and then spooned over some ricotta cheese. MMM - fantastic. A delicious combination of fresh cherry flavor with a hint of lime and the cooling taste of mint.
I spooned they cherries also over some Greek yogurt, ice cream, a piece of pound cake. Everything tasted delicious with these cherries. I loved them - a very tasty way to enjoy fresh cherries:)
Lime-And-Mint Macerated Cherries
From Southern Living Magazine - July 2015Ingredients
1 pound fresh cherries, pitted
1 tablespoon firmly packed lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Ricotta cheese
Preparation
1. Cut half of cherries in half crosswise. Place whole cherries and cherry halves in a large bowl; add zest and next 4 ingredients, tossing to coat. Cover and chill 1 hour.
2. Remove cherries from refrigerator, and let stand 10 minutes. Spoon over ricotta cheese, and serve immediately.
Serves 6- 8
