Summer Berry Salad

Ingredients: strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cane sugar, fresh mint, lemon juice

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This is such a versatile dessert perfect for summer and so simple to put together! Full of fresh flavors, it's simple, beautiful, and you can eat it in so many ways. The mint is a great way to combine all the berries together, counteracting their sweetness and tartness with a nice fresh bite. After combining all the ingredients, it's best to let it sit in the fridge for a bit so that the lemon juice and sugar work their magic on extracting some of the berries juices.

The salad is perfect on its own, or topped with a bit of chilled mascarpone cheese or even a dollop of greek yogurt with a mint tea syrup for a dessert; of course, always great with some vanilla ice cream. Add some more yogurt and some granola and honey and you've got yourself a great breakfast; better yet, top these on some fluffy buttermilk pancakes and warm maple syrup!