TROPICAL FRUIT COMPOTE

Ingredients:
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 piece lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon rum or vanilla
   extract (optional)
1 pineapple, cored and peeled,
   cut into 8 slices

 
2 mangos, peeled and pitted,
   cut into 8 pieces
3 bananas peeled, cut into 8
   diagonal pieces
fresh mint leaves (optional)

Preparation:
1. in a saucepan combine 3/4 cup of water with the sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel (and rum or vanilla extract if desired). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add the fruit. Cook at a very low heat for 5 minutes.

2. Pour the syrup in a cup. Remove the lemon rind and cool the cooked fruit for 2 hours.

3. To serve the compote, arrange the fruit in a serving dish and pour a few teaspoons of syrup over the fruit. Garnish with mint leaves.

Serve with Homemade Sour Cream.


Yield: Makes 8 servings, Serving Size: 1 cup

Each Serving Provides:
Calories: 148
Total fat: Less than 1 g
Saturated fat: Less than 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 3 mg
Calcium: 15 mg
Iron: Less than 1 mg