Yogurt and Spiced Apple Salad
Rancho La Puerta (Mexico)

Rancho La  Puerta Executive Chef Bill Wavrin, author of the best-selling Rancho La Puerta Cookbook, comments that this salad is "often requested by returning guests who can't wait to get back and have it for lunch."

1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1/4 cup unfiltered, unsweetened apple juice
1 tablespoon raisins or currants
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
1 teaspoon coconut flakes
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 Golden or Red Delicious apples

In a mixing bowl, combine the yogurt, apple juice, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut, lime juice, vanilla and cinnamon.

Core the apples and cut into thin wedges or bite-size pieces. Toss the apples in the yogurt mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Serves 6Nutritional Info:  Not Available

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