Mango with Ginger-Mint Syrup
- Level: Easy
- Total: 50 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 35 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1/4 cup packed fresh mint leaves
2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
Ginger or vanilla ice cream, or vanilla yogurt, for serving
Directions
- Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan and cook until sugar is melted, stirring occasionally. Add the ginger and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat, stir in the mint and steep for 5 minutes. Place the mango in a bowl, strain the syrup mixture over the mango, cover, and let chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Serve over ice cream or topped with vanilla yogurt.
