What's for Dinner?

Serves 4

Start your day right with an easy-to-prepare breakfast of moist eggless French Toast that includes flax seeds, a great source of fiber and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Or serve this tasty dish as dinner for breakfast!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup diced fresh pineapple
1/4 cup diced apple
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
3 tablespoons apple butter
3/4 cup soymilk
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon canola oil
4 large slices multigrain bread, about ¾-inch thick

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, bring the juices to a boil. Add the pineapple, apple and orange peel and cook until the fruit is soft. Top with mint. Set aside the fruit compote.

Combine ground flax seeds, apple butter, soymilk, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a blender and mix until smooth. Transfer to a shallow bowl.

Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat and add canola oil. Dip both sides of the bread into the batter and transfer to the hot pan. Repeat for remaining slices. Cook until golden brown on both sides.

Serve with the fruit compote.

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