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Recipe

Fall Fruit Compote

(makes 12 servings)

2large navel oranges
2large yellow papayas
1pint fresh strawberries
grated zest and juice of 1 fresh lime
fresh mint for garnish (optional)

  1. Working over a bowl to catch any juice, peel the oranges, removing all rind and white pith. Thinly slice each orange crosswise, then cut each orange slice in half. Set aside. Reserve juice.
  2. Peel papayas; scoop out and discard the seeds. Cut the papayas into long strips, about 1/2 inch (2.5 cm) wide and 2 inches (5 cm) long. Set aside.
  3. Rinse berries and remove the hulls. Cut strawberries into halves.
  4. Stir grated lime zest and juice into reserved orange juice.
  5. Arrange cut fruits in an attractive pattern in a large shallow serving bowl, keeping like fruits together. Drizzle with juice mixture and decorate with sprigs of mint.
Per serving:43 calories (4% calories from fat), 1 g protein, trace total fat (0 saturated fat), 11 g carbohydrate, 2 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:1 carbohydrate (fruit)



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