Heart Healthy Recipes
Gingered Fruit Salsa with
Crispy Cinnamon Chips
Dip into gingery fresh fruit with sweet and spicy tortilla chips.
Prep: 40 min | Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 4 (8 inch) Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
- 1 cup finely diced pineapple*
- 1 cup finely diced papaya*
- 1 cup finely diced mango*
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Set oven control to broil.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon. Brush both sides of each tortilla with butter; sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Cut each tortilla into 12 wedges.
- Place tortilla wedges in single layer in 2 ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pans or on 2 cookie sheets. Broil for 2 to 4 minutes, turning once, until crispy and golden brown.
- Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients.
- Serve salsa with chips.
Notes
* Use 3 cups pineapple and omit the papaya and mango for a refreshing pineapple salsa.
Use a pizza cutter to easily cut the tortillas into wedges.
The chips can be made up to one week ahead of time. Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 60 (Calories from Fat 25), Total Fat 2 1/2g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 65mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 3g), Protein 1g
Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 10%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2%
Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker