Ingredients

• a 2-inch piece fresh gingerroot
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup packed fresh mint leaves
• 1 firm-ripe mango (about 1 pound)
• Garnish: fresh mint sprigs

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Instructions

1. Thinly slice gingerroot and in a saucepan bring to a boil with water and sugar. Simmer mixture 5 minutes and remove pan from heat. Stir in mint and let steep 5 minutes. Pour syrup through a sieve into a bowl and cool completely.
2. Peel mango and thinly slice. Stir mango into syrup. Chill mixture 30 minutes.
3. Garnish mango with mint.