Winter Fruit Salad with Greek Yogurt Dressing

This fruit salad makes great use of local winter stored fruits, and is a favourite recipe enjoyed by kindergarten students who make this during our school project. The youngest chefs in the family can join in helping to cut apples and pears with safe choppers.

Difficulty

Beginner

Yield

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

3 medium pears, diced3 medium apples, diced1/3 cup greek yogurt1 lemon, juiced2 tablespoons maple syrup1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/3 cup dried cranberries1/3 cup raisins

Equipment

Cutting boardChef’s knife or safe chopperLarge mixing bowlBowls for ingredients various sizesMeasuring cupsMeasuring spoonsSpatulaDish towel

Gather your mis en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather all of the ingredients.

Prepare your lemon by cutting it in half and squeezing out the juice, be careful to remove any seeds from the lemon juice.

Dice your apples and pears by first cutting the fruit around the core, and then cut it into pieces, about 1cm cubed.

Place pears and apples in a large bowl. Pour the lemon juice over them and toss gently to combine. Set aside.

In a small bowl, add the yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Use a This word has been an eternal struggle amongst Growing Chefs staff. Is it a flipper? Is it a mixer? Is it offset? All I can tell you is that it is a cooking utensil with a wide, flat blade that is not sharp.spatula to mix it together well.