Basil-Lime Pineapple Fruit Salad

Overview:

Basil-Lime Pineapple Fruit Salad is as refreshing as it sounds. The low potassium fresh fruit in this salad adds fiber and is very low in sodium.

Ingredients:

• 900g fresh pineapple
• 375g fresh strawberries
• 100g granular sweetener
• 10g basil leaves
• 15ml lime zest
• 200g fresh blueberries

Preparation:

Cube pineapple and quarter strawberries. Combine sweetener with 120ml water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in basil and lime zest. Cool to room temperature then strain through a fine strainer into a bowl; discard solids. Combine pineapple, strawberries and blueberries in a large bowl. Drizzle with sweetener mixture and toss to coat. Chill until ready to serve.

Notes:

Renal and Renal Diabetic food choices: 1 fruit – medium potassium Carbohydrate choices: 1 Fresh basil works best, but you can use equal amount of dried whole leaves. This salad can be refrigerated up to two days. For higher calories use sugar instead of a granulated sweetener.