- 3 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups thinly sliced fresh ginger (1/2 lb; from a 10-inch piece), left unpeeled
- 4 cups (1-inch pieces) summer fruit (such as mixed berries, melons, peaches, and/or nectarines)
- 3 tablespoons small mint leaves
- Bring water, sugar, and ginger to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, then stir until sugar is dissolved. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat and let steep 15 minutes. Pour ginger syrup through a sieve into a bowl, discarding ginger. Chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
- Toss fruit and mint with 1/4 cup syrup, or to taste.