Dried Fruit Salad with Summer Berries Recipe

Ingredients :

Serves 4

• 115g / 4oz / ½ cup ready-to-eat dried apricots

• 115g / 4oz / ½ cup ready-to-eat dried peaches

• 1 pear

• 1 apple

• 1 orange

• 115g / 4oz / ²/₃ cup mixed raspberries and blackberries

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 30ml / 2 tbsp clear honey

• 30ml / 2 tbsp lemon juice

Method :

1. Soak the dried apricots and peaches in water for 1-2 hours until plump and juicy, then drain and halve or quarter, using a sharp knife.

2. Peel and core the pear and apple and cut into cubes. Peel the orange with a sharp knife, removing all the white pith, and cut into wedges. Place all the fruit in a large pan with the raspberries and blackberries.

3. Add 550ml / 18 fl oz / 2½ cups water the cinnamon and clear honey.

4. Bring to the boil, then cover the pan and allow to simmer very gently for 10-12 minutes, until the fruit is just tender, stirring occasionally.

5. Remove the pan from the heat an stir in the lemon juice. Allow to cool, then pour into a serving bowl an chill for 1-2 hours before serving.

Nutritional Facts :

Per portion :

Energy  124kcals/532kJ

Protein   3g

Fat, total   0.5g

   saturated fat   0g

Carbohydrate   28.8g

   of which sugars   28.8g

Fiber   5.7g