Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips

Geema's Note:

Kids love this recipe for an after school snack or for breakfast. I also serve it as a dessert in a bowl over a small scoop of vanilla ice cream with the chips on the edges. This is a light and healthy recipe that I found on recipe-a-day.com

• Total Time: 41 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 medium granny smith apples, chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
• 3 medium kiwi, peeled and chopped
• 1 small orange
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons apple jelly, melted
• 8 8-inch flour tortillas
• water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, toss the chopped apples with the lemon juice.
2. Add the strawberries and the kiwi.
3. Grate about one tablespoon of orange peel (not the bitter white pith) into the fruit.
4. Slice the orange in half and squeeze out about 3 tablespoons of the orange juice into the fruit mixture-- no seeds please.
5. Stir in the brown sugar, and the jelly.
6. Set aside.
7. Brush the tortillas with a tiny bit of water to allow the sugar and cinnamon to stick.
8. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle on the tortillas, turning to cover both sides.
9. Cut each tortilla into 8 equal wedges.
10. Place all the wedges on a greased baking sheet or sheets, in a single layer Bake in a preheatedd 400 degree oven for 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
11. Cool until crisp, then serve with the apple salsa.

Reviews

[Bogey'sMom]

I made this to take to a party, and it took some heavy guarding for it to make it out of my house. I guess I'll have to keep a bowl of this around - it's the only time I've ever seen my husband really pig out on fruit. Completely, totally heavenly.

[Kristine at Food.com]

A great and versatile little treat. I traded the kiwis for bananas (b/c the market didn't have any good looking kiwis) and added raspberry jam instead of apple. You really could trade in anything probably. I served this for an office Cinco de Mayo fiesta/birthday party -- folks were impressed. I didn't have time to make the cinnamon tortilla chips so I paired the salsa with ginger galletas. Someone suggested trying them with cinnamon-sugar pita chips too next time. Nice, sweet and juicy flavor and a beautiful color. Would go great on ice cream or frozen yogurt too!

[Emily C]

Took it to a picnic and it was DEVOURED. I'm definitely adding this to my collection of recipes!