Turkey & Red Onion Fajitas with Three-Fruit Salsa
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A featured recipe from Personal Chef, Paula Price.

Serves 4

The title of the salsa for these turkey fajitas is sort of playful, since most people don't consider tomatoes a fruit (although they qualify botanically) and avocados just barely make it as a fruit by culinary tradition. These two delicious ingredients make up two-thirds of the three-fruit salsa.

 

  • 3/4 lb. thinly sliced turkey breast cutlets, cut into 1/2" strips
  • 1 large red onion, halved lengthwise then sliced crosswise into thin
  • half-rounds
  • 2 T/ plus 2 tsp. fresh lime juice
  • 3-1/2 t. cumin
  • 1/4 t. black pepper
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 1-1/2 cups quartered red and yellow cherry tomatoes
  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Four 8" flour tortillas (98% fat free)
  • Half a medium avocado, diced

Prep Time: 50 minutes

In 7" x 11" baking pan, combine turkey, onion, 1 T of lime juice, 2 t of cumin, black pepper, and 1/8 t of salt; toss to combine. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375ºF and start to prepare salsa.

In medium bowl, gently toss cherry tomatoes,(mix the cherry tomatoes for color), mango, bell pepper, red pepper flakes and remaining 1 T plus 2 t lime juice, 1-1/2 t. cumin and 1/8 t. salt. Cover and let stand at room temperature until serving time.

In small bowl, blend olive oil with 1 T water. Drizzle turkey with olive oil mixture, cover loosely with foil and bake 17 to 20 minutes, stirring several times, until turkey is cooked through and onion is crisp-tender. Halfway through turkey cooking time, wrap tortillas in foil and place in oven to warm up.

Gently fold avocado into salsa. Place tortillas on warmed plates and top each tortilla with 2 T of salsa. Top with turkey and onion mixture and roll up. Top with remaining salsa. (Use salsa of your choice).

Nutrition Facts

Per serving: 326 calories, 7.7g total fat, 1.2g saturated fat, 3.6g monounsaturated fat, 1.7g polyunsaturated fat, 3.6g dietary fiber, 26g protein, 39g carbohydrate, 53mg cholesterol, 391mg sodium.

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I have always indulged in fine restaurants and expanded my knowledge of foods and wine through classes and research. Like many people, I entered a weight roller coaster sparked by personal and medical problems.  This roller coaster ended with me at my all time high weight. I pulled my self out of this roller coaster with a balanced diet and exercise.

In 1999, I became a personal Chef specializing in healthy meals.

I registered for the San Francisco Aids Bike ride for June 2001, which is a 575 mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.  I'm proud of myself and what I have accomplished.  I am now happy and at a healthy weight.

My life is an example of why it’s important for people to be healthy and cut the fat.

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