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Fruit dip can be made in seconds, not minutes

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Tangy orange fruit dip with fresh mint, made from a recipe by Melissa d’Arabian.

Late summer fruit is perhaps my favorite. Berries are juicy and sweet, in their last flourish before slipping back into expensive status. Peaches and plums are soft and caramel-like in taste. Even the humble cantaloupe boasts syrupy-sweet flavor.

The perfect addition to your fruit repertoire is the incredibly easy Tangy Orange Fruit Dip. It has only three ingredients, so it’s whipped up in seconds, not minutes. And it’s healthy enough that if you end up eating a whole recipe yourself, you’ll still feel great — and celebrate the big boost of protein you just had. (This might be the voice of experience.)

The base of the dip is low-fat plain Greek yogurt, which gives it tang. Simply stir in a surprise ingredient: orange juice concentrate.

A little goes a long way, but this sweet gem of an ingredient magically transforms acidic yogurt into a tangy-sweet delight.

TANGY ORANGE FRUIT DIP

  • 3/4 cup 2-percent plain Greek yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons thawed orange juice concentrate
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
  • 3 cups halved strawberries, or other berries or cut fruit

In small bowl, combine yogurt and orange juice concentrate. Top with mint. Serve with fruit. Serves 6.

Approximate nutritional information, per serving: 49 calories, 1 g fat, no saturated fat, 2 mg cholesterol, 10 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 3 g protein.

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