Won Ton Cups with Tropical Cream Cheese Filling and Roasted Island Relish
This is a creamy, fruity mini tart to serve as an appetizer.
Ingredients
1 can (15.25 oz.) DOLE Tropical Fruit drained
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
½ tsp garlic minced
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 lime grated and juiced
¼ cup DOLE Green Onions thinly sliced
8 oz cream cheese softened
24 won ton wrappers
Directions
- Drain tropical fruit salad reserving 1/2 cup syrup. Cut each piece of fruit in half, place in small mixing bowl. Add oil, ginger, cloves and red pepper flakes; toss to coat well.
- Place mixture in 9-inch metal pie pan; roast at 400ºF 30 minutes, stirring once. Remove from oven; pour lime juice over fruit to deglaze pan. Add green onions, toss to coat. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until ready to use.
- Heat reserved syrup in 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, reducing to 1/4 cup. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
- Beat cream cheese and reduced syrup, in medium bowl until well blended.
- Coat inside of 24 mini muffin wells with vegetable oil. Place 1 won ton wrapper in each cup; pressing down to make cup shape. Lightly brush inside of won ton with vegetable oil. Bake at 350ºF for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown.
- Using pastry bag, pipe cream cheese mixture into warm cups. Top each cup with 1/2 tablespoon roasted relish; sprinkle with lime zest.