Chinese Spiced Fruit Salad

Description: Sometimes it is to hot out to serve soup with our Asian cuisine...this fruit salad is a perfect stand-in. Or use it as a light dessert! Various fruit substitutions or additions could easily be made here. Cooking time includes marinating.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium ripe mango, sliced (5 oz)
• 1 medium ripe banana, sliced (4 1/2 oz)
• 3/4-1 cup halved strawberry (6 oz)
• 1 medium apple, chopped into 1 pieces (4 oz)
• 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

1. Combine all in a bowl and mix, or cover and shake to mix. Let it marinate for a few hours in the ‘fridge.
2. Keep in refrigerator until serving.
3. NOTE: Bananas may turn brown after a day, but they are fine-- salad keeps well over a few days.