Cantaloupe Salsa

It’s peak season for cantaloupes — the most popular of melons in the U.S. Don’t be fooled by this refreshingly sweet fruit, which is an excellent source of vitamins A and C. It takes on a new flavor as a salsa that can be served with grilled chicken, fish or steak. Try it on a salad or with chips.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 large ripe cantaloupe
  • 3/4 cup finely diced red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped scallions 
  • Juice of 1 lime 
  • Pinch of salt and hot pepper flakes

Directions
Remove seeds and rind from cantaloupe. (You should have approximately ½ pound cantaloupe flesh.) Chop cantaloupe into very small diced pieces. Put diced cantaloupe into a bowl. Add diced red pepper, cilantro, scallions and lime juice. Stir. Add pinch of salt and pepper flakes. Chill and serve.

Serves 6.

Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1/4 of recipe. 45 calories, 5 calories from fat, 0 grams total fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 90 milligrams sodium, 11 grams carbohydrate, 1 gram protein, 90 percent vitamin A, 160 percent vitamin C, 2 percent calcium, 2 percent iron.

Diabetic Exchange
Fruit: 1; vegetables: 0; meat: 0; milk: 0; fat: 0; carbs: 0; other: 0.

Diabetic exchanges are calculated based on the American Diabetes Association Exchange. Exchanges are rounded up or down to equal whole numbers.

Recipe courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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