Sofrito

Courtesy of the American Diabetes Association®
February/March 2005

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This seasoning mix is used to flavor everything quickly and easily: soups, meats, vegetables, beans, and rice, to name a few. You can buy sofrito in jars if you want to keep a premixed version on hand. 

Serves: 32
Serving size: 1 tbsp.

1	small onion
1	garlic clove, peeled
1/2	medium red bell pepper, seeds removed
1/2	medium green bell pepper, seeds removed
1	tomato, seeded
1/2	Caribbean culantro leaf
1	tbsp. fresh cilantro

 

 

 

 

 

Blend all ingredients until mixture is soft, then store in refrigerator.

 

Exchanges Free Food
Calories  . . . . . . . . . . . . .		3
	Calories from Fat . . . . .	0
Total Fat . . . . . . . . . . . . .		0g
	Saturated Fat . . . . . . . .	0g
Cholesterol . . . . . . . . . . .		0mg
Sodium . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1mg
Carbohydrate . . . . . . . . .		1g
	Dietary Fiber  . . . . . . . .	0g
	Sugars  . . . . . . . . . . . .	0g
Protein . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		0g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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This Recipe is from the book Cocinando para Latinos con Diabetes (Diabetic Cooking for Latinos) by Olga V. Fusté, published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Visit the ADA store to order this and other ADA publications.

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