Name: Cold Fruit Compote
Ingredients: 3 Granny Smith apples; peeled cored and cut into chunks; 3 Bartlett pears; Peeled, cored and cut into chunks; 18 Dried apricot halves (4oz); 1 c Water; 1/3 c Dried cranberries or dried cherries; 1/3 c Honey; 1 tb Orange rind; grated; 1/2 c Orange juice; 1 1/2 tb Lime juice

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Fruits, Diabetic	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Granny Smith apples; peeled cored and cut into chunks
3		Bartlett pears; Peeled, cored and cut into chunks
18		Dried apricot halves (4oz)
1	c	Water
1/3	c	Dried cranberries or dried cherries
1/3	c	Honey
1	tb	Orange rind; grated
1/2	c	Orange juice
1 1/2	tb	Lime juice

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the apples, pears, apricots, water and cranberries or cherries, honey
orange rind, and orange and lime juices in a large stainless steel
saucepan. Mix well to dissolve honey. REduce heat to low, cover and simmer
6-8 minutes.  Set the compote aside to cool to room temperature, then cover
and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold.
Nutritional info per serving: 215 cal; 56g carb, .7g fat (3%) Exchanges:
2.8 fruit Source: Jaques Pepin's Simple and Health Cooking Miami Herald
12/21/95
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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