Recipes
Fruit salad with mojito dressing
Ingredients:
Fruit Salad:
1 mango, peeled and cut into bite size pieces (about 1 cup/250 mL)
½ fresh pineapple, cut into bite-size pieces (about 2 cups/500 mL)
1½ (375 mL) cups freshly sliced strawberries
½ small cantaloupe, cut into balls or bite-size pieces (about 1½ cups/375 mL)
1 small papaya, cut into bite-size pieces (about 1½ cups/375 mL)
2 medium bananas, peeled and sliced
Mojito Dressing:
¼ cup (60 mL) canola oil
2 Tbsp (30 mL) lime juice
1 tsp (5 mL) lime zest
½ cup (125 mL) club soda
2 Tbsp (30 mL) white rum or apple juice
2 Tbsp (30 mL) fresh mint leaves
1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar
Instructions:
1. In a bowl combine mango, pineapple, strawberries, cantaloupe, papaya, and bananas, toss lightly to combine.
2. In a container, combine canola oil, lime juice, zest, club soda, rum, mint leaves and sugar. Drizzle dressing over fruit salad. Serve immediately.
Yield: 10 servings
Serving Size: 1 cup (250 mL)
Tips: The salad can be prepared in advance; add bananas just before serving
Notes:
Nutritional analysis per serving:
Calories: 120
Total fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 0 mg
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 10 mg
Carbohydrates: 18 g
Fibre: 2 g
Protein: 1 g
Choices: 1 carbohydrate; 1 fat\
courtesy of CanolaInfo.org