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Spicy Fruit Salad

If you thought you knew how fruit salads work, think again! This one balances cool fruit and hot spices to perfection.

—REBECCA STURROCK LONGVIEW, TX

START TO FINISH: 15 MIN. MAKES: 10 SERVINGS

2 medium apples, halved and sliced

2 medium pears, halved and sliced

2 medium mangoes, peeled, halved and sliced

1 pound fresh strawberries, sliced

VINAIGRETTE

1/4 cup lime juice

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons champagne vinegar

1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel

1/4 teaspoon Sriracha Asian hot chili sauce or 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

In a large bowl, combine the apples, pears, mangoes and strawberries. In a small bowl, whisk the juices, cilantro, vinegar, lime peel and hot chili sauce. Drizzle over fruit mixture; toss to coat.

PER SERVING 3/4 cup equals 81 cal., trace fat (trace sat. fat), 0 chol., 6 mg sodium, 21 g carb., 3 g fiber, 1 g pro. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fruit.