Summer Fruit Ambrosia

This is my favorite fruit salad! I make it in the summer time when I walk through the market and smell the nectarines calling me. My family and freinds have enjoyed this salad on many occasions and I hope you enjoy it too! From the "Hay Day Country Market Cookbook".

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1  honeydew melon, cubed
• 4  nectarines, sliced
• 6  plums, assorted, sliced
• 1  pint fresh blueberries
• 3  limes, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 1  cup unsweetened coconut
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2  tablespoons crystallized ginger, finely minced
• 2  teaspoons lime zest

Directions

1. Wash and prepare fruit. Place into a large bowl. I use a really large mosaic serving platter instead of a bowl and it makes a really nice presentation.
2. Whisk the honey and lime juice together and pour on the fruit. Toss to combine. Refridgerate until ready to serve but not more than 2 hours. The fruit will become mushy if left to sit to long.
3. Brown coconut with in a 300 degree oven or on the stovetop in a skillet. Watch carefully and stir periodically as it can burn easily. 5 - 10 minutes.
4. Toss warm coconut with sugar and then the minced crystallized ginger and lime zest once cooled.
5. Sprinkle fruit with the coconut topping when ready to serve.