Poached Apricots With Vanilla Yogurt

Recipe Ingredients

12 oz	340g	Fresh apricots (large)
		Boiling water - as needed
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1 tablespoon	15ml	Grated lemon rind
3 cups	711ml	Low-fat sugar-free vanilla yogurt
		Fresh mint sprigs

Recipe Instructions

In a large bowl, cover apricots with boiling water and let stand 30 seconds. Drain and peel apricots; cut each in half and discard the pit.

In a heavy saucepan, heat water and lemon rind to boiling over high heat. Add all but 3 apricot halves to water and reduce heat to low. Cook apricots about 5 minutes. Cool in the water to room temperature.

Divide half of the apricots into six stemmed glasses or dessert dishes. Cover each with 1/4 cup yogurt. Top with remainder of the cooked apricots and then the yogurt. Cut the remaining 3 raw apricot halvess into thin slices and garnish the desserts along with fresh mint sprigs. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 125; Fat (grams) trace; Percent calories from fat 0; Percent polyunsaturated 0; Percent saturated 0; Percent monounsaturated 0; Cholesterol (milligrams) 3; Sodium (milligrams) 70; Protein (grams) 6; Carbohydrate (grams) 25; Fiber (grams) 4.

Source:
Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org

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