Cantaloupe, Plums, and Cherries with Mint and Vanilla

Name: Cantaloupe, Plums, and Cherries with Mint and Vanilla
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons, sugar; 1 - 2 tablespoons, minced fresh mint leaves; 1/4 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/2 , medium cantaloupe, rind and seeds removed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups); 2 , red plums (or black), about 5 ounces each, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 cups); 8 ounces, pitted, fresh cherries, halved (about 2 cups); 1 - 2 tablespoons, fresh lime juice (see note)

Side Dishes
Fruit
Quick
Breakfast & Brunch
Salads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2007

Could an old bartending trick be the simple answer to a better fruit salad?

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 35 minutes

Cantaloupe, Plums, and Cherries with Mint and Vanilla

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