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  • Prep-time: 20 min / Ready In: 20 min
  • Makes 2⅔ cups salsa + 36 chips + 24 cucumber slices
  • Serving size: ⅙ of recipe
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This sweet-and-savory fruit salsa is a treat for the eyes. Its mildly spicy flavor pairs perfectly with crisp chips and cucumber slices, but it’s also delicious as a salad topper. For best results, choose nectarines with pale yellow (not green) undertones and a sweet fragrance.

By Nancy Macklin, RDN ,

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Ingredients

  • 6 corn tortillas, cut into wedges
  • 1 fresh nectarine, pitted and chopped
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • ½ of a 15-oz. can no-salt-added pinto beans, rinsed and drained (¾ cup)
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 cucumber, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange tortilla wedges in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until crisp. Cool on a wire rack.
  2. In a medium bowl stir together the next seven ingredients (through crushed red pepper). Season with salt and black pepper. Serve with chips and cucumber slices.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (⅙ of recipe), 112 calories, 22.6 g carbohydrates, 2.6 g protein, 1.3 g total fat, 104 mg sodium, 4 g fiber, 6.7 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
tags: blueberries

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Nancy Macklin, RDN

About the Author

Nancy Macklin, RDN

Nancy Macklin has a bachelor of science in dietetics from Iowa State University and a Master of Science in health services administration from the University of Saint Francis. Macklin worked as a hospital-based clinical dietitian, providing counseling for diabetes, heart disease, and weight loss and as a food service director in health care dining sites. She now serves as a test kitchen dietitian, developing 500+ recipes per year. She is a member of the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics and International Association of Culinary Professionals. Find her on LinkedIn.
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