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Stuffed Spinning Tops

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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Easy enough to prepare with your toddlers this recipe has plenty of things for little hands to do. Kids will love lending a hand by dicing the mangoes and cucumbers, shredding the basil or measuring the yogurt. The whole family will love them!

  • Course Hors D'oeuvres & Appetizers
  • Prep. Time 20 mins
  • Yields 5 servings

Preparation

What You Need

5 Italian tomatoes
1/2 English cucumber
1/2 mango
5 fresh sweet basil leaves
1/4 cup (60 ml) plain yogurt (approximately 2% M.F.)
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper

Instructions

What adults can prepare:

Cut tomatoes in two lengthwise, then scoop out halves (using a spoon, remove centre part where seeds are).

Slice cucumber into rounds approximately ½ centimetres thick.

Peel mango, then cut in two. Take one of the mango halves and cut in strips.

What children can do:

Cut cucumber and mango slices into small cubes. Put these in a bowl.

Using scissors or fingers, cut or tear sweet basil into small pieces. Add this to mixture.

Measure yogurt and pour into bowl.

Add a pinch each of salt and pepper to mixture.

Mix all ingredients.

Stuff tomato halves with mixture.

Serve.

Enjoy!


Tips

Variations: Replace mango with tomatoes and cucumber with blanched celery, and you now have a colourful mixture to stuff pear halves!

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 44 Calories
Protein: 2 g
Carbohydrate: 9 g
Fat:
Fibre: 1.4 g
Sodium: 44 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 3 % / 38 mg
Vitamin C: 36 %
Folate: 13 %
Vitamin E: 7 %
Magnesium: 7 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.


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