Cold fruit compote

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
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 cup Water
cup Dried cranberries or dried cherries
cup Honey
1 tablespoon Orange rind; grated
½ cup Orange juice
tablespoon Lime juice

Directions

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: 2⅘ fruit Source: Jaques Pepin's Simple and Health Cooking Miami Herald 12/21/95

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