Prepare this sophisticated yet delicious fruit salad with your favourite Ontario fruits. Sprinkle with easy skillet granola.

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Chilling Time: 2 hours

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Serves: 4 to 8

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) large flake oats
  • 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped walnuts 
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) Ontario Honey
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) vanilla
  • Pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) pumpkin or sunflower seeds 

Salad:

  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) VQA Ontario Rosé Wine
  • 2 tbsp (25 mL) Ontario Honey (or to taste)
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
  • 4 cups (1 L) whole, sliced or halved seasonal Ontario Fruits, such as Apricots, Blueberries, Coronation Grapes, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums and Raspberries
  • 1 cup (250 mL) 35% Ontario Whipping Cream
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) icing sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
     

Instructions

In small nonstick skillet, combine oats, walnuts, honey, oil, vanilla and cinnamon; cook, over medium heat, stirring often until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in pumpkin seeds; transfer to small bowl to cool.

Salad: In large bowl, whisk wine, honey and orange juice to combine. Add fruit; gently toss. Cover; refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.

In large bowl, using electric mixer, on high speed, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add icing sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks. 

To serve, spoon granola, fruit and wine mixture into bowls. Top with whipped cream.
 

Nutritional information

1 Serving (When recipe serves 8)

  • Protein: 2 grams 
  • Fat: 13 grams 
  • Carbohydrate: 18 grams
  • Calories: 200 
  • Fibre: 3 grams 
  • Sodium: 15 mg