Christina
05-30-2006, 07:06 PM
PREP AND COOK TIME: About 20 minutes
MAKES: 4 cups; 3 or 4 servings
1 can (about 8 oz.) crushed pineapple
About 1/2 cup cranberry juice blend
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup bulgur wheat
1 cup chopped peeled Golden Delicious apples
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons each dried sweetened cranberries, dried currants, and chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1. Drain juice from pineapple into a glass measure; pour pineapple into a large bowl. To pineapple juice add enough cranberry juice blend to make 1 cup; pour into a 1- to 11/2-quart pan and add cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil over high heat; add bulgur. Stir, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until juices are absorbed, about 15 minutes.
2. Add to pineapple the apples, lemon juice, cranberries, currants, dates, and pecans; mix. Add warm bulgur and mix.
3. Serve hot, warm, or cool; if making up to 1 day ahead, cover when cool and chill.
Per serving: 214 cal., 21% (46 cal.) from fat; 3.2 g protein; 5.1 g fat (0.4 g sat.); 43 g carbo (5.3 g fiber); 5.4 mg sodium; 0 mg chol.
MAKES: 4 cups; 3 or 4 servings
1 can (about 8 oz.) crushed pineapple
About 1/2 cup cranberry juice blend
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup bulgur wheat
1 cup chopped peeled Golden Delicious apples
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons each dried sweetened cranberries, dried currants, and chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1. Drain juice from pineapple into a glass measure; pour pineapple into a large bowl. To pineapple juice add enough cranberry juice blend to make 1 cup; pour into a 1- to 11/2-quart pan and add cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil over high heat; add bulgur. Stir, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until juices are absorbed, about 15 minutes.
2. Add to pineapple the apples, lemon juice, cranberries, currants, dates, and pecans; mix. Add warm bulgur and mix.
3. Serve hot, warm, or cool; if making up to 1 day ahead, cover when cool and chill.
Per serving: 214 cal., 21% (46 cal.) from fat; 3.2 g protein; 5.1 g fat (0.4 g sat.); 43 g carbo (5.3 g fiber); 5.4 mg sodium; 0 mg chol.