Star Fruit Bruschetta

June 10, 2008 - 7:30am

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Star Fruit Bruschetta

Adapted from FruitsandVeggiesMatter.gov, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Produce for Better Health Foundation

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size	1/6 recipe
Calories	60
Calories from Fat	10
Total Fat	2 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Cholesterol	5 mg
Sodium	30 mg
Total Carbohydrate	14 g
Dietary Fiber	3 g
Sugars	9 g
Proteins	1 g
Vitamin A	6% DV
Vitamin C	30% DV
Calcium	2% DV
Iron	2% DV

Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Servings and Times

Servings	6
Preparation Time	30 minutes

Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.0

Ingredients and Preparation

Ingredients	Measures
Cranberries	1 cup
Blueberries	1 cup
Pineapple, diced	1 cup
Jalapeno chiles, green seeded and deveined, diced small	½
Sugar	1 teaspoon
Star fruits, ¼ inch slices	2
Fat free cream cheese	2 tablespoons
Heavy cream	1 tablespoon

Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine the cranberries, blueberries, pineapple, and jalapeno.
Gently mix in the sugar.
In a separate bowl, combine the cream cheese and heavy cream; mix well.
Place the mixture in a piping bag with a large tip. Pipe out a large rosette in the center of each star fruit slice.
Top with the fruit mixture.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 1; Vegetables: 0; Meat: 0; Milk: 0; Fat: 0; Carbs: 0; Other: 0
Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange System. Exchanges are rounded up or down to equal whole numbers. Therefore, partial exchanges are not included.

Source
Tom Fraker, for Melissa’s Variety Produce

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