Pistachio Butter on Crisp Apple Wedges

Ingredients

• ½ cup pistachios
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• ½ teaspoon grated lime peel
• 1 Tablespoon lime juice
• ¼ cup golden raisins
• 6 (8 ounce) apples

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except apples in food processor; process until blended to a paste or butter.
2. Slice apples into 10 wedges and core.
3. Spread each wedge with 1/3 teaspoon of pistachio butter. Serve promptly.
4. If desired, use an electric blender to prepare pistachio butter.
5. First blend pistachios, pulsing on and off at 3-second intervals until ground.
6. Add honey, lime peel, lime juice, and raisins, and pulse on-and-off until blended.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: One serving equals 1 apple and 3 1/3 teaspoons pistachio butter.

• 226 calories
• 45 grams carbohydrate
• 6 grams fat
• 3 grams protein
• 6 grams fiber

Reprinted from the The American Dietetic Association/National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics for educational purposes only.