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This perfectly sweet Fruit Salsa with homemade Cinnamon Chips will be loved by all and is a fantastic treat that can be served as an appetizer or dessert.
I normally start every recipe post by talking about the recipe – how I made it, why I thought it was delicious, why I think you should make it, etc. Often times, my recipes are created because I had a craving or because I had food in my refrigerator that needed to be used up. I guess you could say my inspiration comes from all over the place. Well, the inspiration for this recipe was a new product. I love a good challenge, especially when it has anything to do with food. Well, I found out about this new Green Works Pump ‘N Clean which is food safe and can be used on cooking surfaces including cutting boards. One thing I can’t stand is cutting something powerful like an onion, then washing my cutting board in the sink with soap and water, followed by cutting sweet and juicy fresh fruit only to have it taste like onion. I absolutely hate that! Because I’m never very successful in washing away the onion flavor, I almost always have to put the cutting board in the dishwasher before I use it for something else. Based on the fact that I only have two cutting boards and am pretty much cooking all the time, the dishwasher solution isn’t the most convenient. So, when I found out about this product, I decided to give it my onion challenge.
First, I cut up a strong yellow onion – you know, the kind that makes you tear up. I used it for dinner. I was sure to get that pungent onion juice all over my cutting board and knife.
Then, I took a clean dish rag and pumped out some of the cleaning solution. My daughter took the photo above and below. This is pretty impressive considering she’s only in elementary school and was holding a very heavy D700 body with a battery pack and a 105mm macro lens and was toggling her spot focus. She did her mom proud. Anyway, I pumped a few times to saturate the bottom of the rag and then wiped off the cutting board and the knife. Then the real test came – the chopping of the fruit.
Now, this fruit “salsa” is nothing like your typical salsa, meaning it is not spicy. It is pretty much how I make my fruit salad. I just call it fruit salsa because I cut the fruit up super small so that you can scoop it up with a cinnamon chip, just like you would your typical chips and salsa. You can use any fruits you want, but I always recommend picking fruits that you know would go well together. For example, chopped up grapefruit would be pretty awful in this mix. As you can see, I used all sorts of delicious fruits – boysenberry, banana, peach, blueberries, mango, raspberries, kiwi, and blackberries. I like to toss in tiny pieces of fresh mint because it tastes incredible but also adds to the “salsa” look. The secret ingredient that ties it all together is a spoonful of lemon curd. Once you mix this stuff into any fruit salad, you’ll never go back.
Next I made my cinnamon sugar tortilla chips. I kinda winged it here but they turned out really well. I just slathered butter on both sides of flour tortillas, cut them into triangle shapes, sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on top, then broiled on low until they were golden brown. Delicious!
The result is a fresh and beautiful treat that can be served as an appetizer or dessert. In fact, I set this out on the table during dinner last night and told the kids they couldn’t have any until they ate their dinner. I prefer to use visual aids as motivation because they work! And guess what – there wasn’t even a hint of onion flavor on the fruit. I have never been able to accomplish eliminating that onion taste with soap and water, so I was pretty darn pleased to see how well the Pump ‘N Clean worked.
Looks good, doesn’t it? I bet you’re wishing you could reach into your screen right now.
Be sure to check out more information and special offers about the Green Works at Target. Did you know Target is actually the only retailer that carries the entire Green Works product line? They can be found in the Earth friendly cleaning products section. Some of these products include All-Purpose Cleaners which are safe to use on multiple surfaces throughout the kitchen and bathroom, Compostable Cleaning Wipes which are safe for most non-wood surfaces and they’re biodegradable in municipal composting facilities, Dishwashing Liquid which is dermatologist-tested and gentle on your hands while still having the power to cut through tough grease and baked on food, and Moisturizing Hand Soap which gives you the perfect combination of ingredients that will clean and nourish your skin. So, not only have I told you how to make an awesome summer time treat, but I’ve given you the anti-onion-taste solution that you’ve been searching for! You’re most welcome.
Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
25 mins
This perfectly sweet Fruit Salsa with homemade Cinnamon Chips will be loved by all and is a fantastic treat that can be served as an appetizer or dessert.
Author: Krissy Allori
Recipe type: appetizer, dessert
Yields: 2 cups salsa
Ingredients
fruit salsa (all fruit peeled and chopped small):
half mango
peach
banana
berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, etc.)
2 kiwis
fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon lemon curd
cinnamon chips:
2 large flour tortillas
1 tablespoon butter
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
To make salsa, toss fruit and mint leaves in lemon curd until evenly mixed.
To make the cinnamon chips, set oven broiler to low. Coat both sides of tortillas with butter. Slice into strips and then alternate angles of cuts to create triangles. Toss buttered triangles in cinnamon and sugar. Spread evenly on baking sheet and broil on low until barely golden brown, then turn slices and brown on the other side until golden brown for a total of 5-10 minutes cook time.
Garnish salsa with additional mint.
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