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Cooking with Barbara Brown

 

 

 

Spicy Stone Fruit

  • 6 large fresh peaches, nectarines or plums, peeled (if desired), halved and pitted

  • 1 medium lemon

  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

  • 1 mint sprig, optional

  1. Cut each half of fruit into chunks.  Place fruit in medium bowl.
  2. Juice lemon.  Add juice and cayenne pepper to fruit in bowl.  Mix well.  Marinate fruit for 1 hour.

  3. Serve fruit in small bowls garnished with mint, if desired.

Yields 6 servings.                                                                                                       

Nutrition Facts
Servings per recipe:.................
Amount Per Serving
Calories 47..........................          Calories from fat 1
............................................................                    % Daily Value
Total Fat trace............................     81                         0%
.........Saturated fat trace                                              . 0%
Cholesterol 0mg.....3                                                    0%
Sodium 1mg........                                                         0%
Carbohydrate 13g............                                            4%
............Dietary Fiber 2g........                                    13 9%
Protein 1g..........Vi                                                       2%
Vitamin A: 13%.....         Vitamin C: 28%            Folacin: 1%
Calcium: 1%.........          Iron: 1%                Potassium: 6%     

Source: Modified from original source: California Tree Fruit Association, http://www.eatcaliforniafruit.com/recipes

Provided by:

Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu