Citrus Fruits in Spiced Syrup

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
• 1 tsp brown sugar (or vanilla sugar)
• 4 cardamom pods
• 2 star anise
• 2 cloves of spice cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon (about 2 cm)
• 300 g pink grapefruit (1 pink grapefruit)
• 300 g oranges (2 oranges)
• 160 g clementines (4 clementines)
• 1 sprig mint

Instructions

1. 1.

   Halve the lemon, squeeze out the juice and combine it with 200 ml water, maple syrup, and sugar in a small pot.

2. 2.

   Lightly crush the cardamom pods with a knife. Add them along with star anise, spice cloves, and cinnamon stick to the pot.

3. 3.

   Bring everything to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally over medium heat.

4. 4.

   Meanwhile, peel the grapefruit and oranges so that all the white pith is removed. Cut the fruit segments between the separating membranes, catching the juice in a bowl.

5. 5.

   Add the fruit segments to the collected juice. Peel the clementines and carefully scrape off the white skin with a knife. Slice the clementines into wedges and fold them into the other fruit segments.

6. 6.

   Let the spiced syrup cool slightly, strain it through a fine sieve over the fruits, and let it infuse for at least 10 minutes.

7. 7.

   Wash the mint, shake dry, and pluck the leaves. Sprinkle over the fruits and serve.