FRUITY GRANOLA CUPS

Granola is easy to make, and a wonderful standby ingredient-just add yogurt and fruit when you’re ready for breakfast.

SERVES: 6 PREP: 25 MINS COOK: 35 MINS

¼ cup steel-cut oats

1 cup rolled oats

½ cup coarsely chopped unblanched almonds

2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds

2 tablespoons sunflower seeds

2 tablespoons flaxseed, coarsely ground

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 tablespoons maple syrup

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ cup dried goji berries

TO SERVE (SERVES 2)

1 cup granola

juice of 1 orange

½ cup Greek-style plain yogurt

1 crisp, sweet apple, cored, and coarsely grated

⅔ cup hulled and sliced strawberries

⅓ cup blueberries

1 Preheat the oven to 325°F. Put the steel-cut oats, rolled oats, and almonds in a bowl. Stir in the pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and flaxseed, then the cinnamon, maple syrup, and oil.

2 Transfer the granola to a roasting pan, then spread into an even layer. Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until golden brown all over, stirring every 5–10 minutes and mixing any browner granola from the edges of the pan into the center after 15 minutes.

3 Stir in the goji berries, then let cool. Pack into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to five days.

4 When ready to serve, spoon a scant ½ cup granola into each of two glasses or bowls, keeping a little back for the top. Moisten with the orange juice. Mix the yogurt with the apple and spoon it over the granola, then top with the strawberries and blueberries and sprinkle with the remaining granola.

PROTECTIVE FLAXSEED

Grinding flaxseed in a food processor, blender, or spice mill means you can use them in cooking in the same way as ground almonds (almond meal). It also means they are in a form that the body can process more easily, so that larger amounts of the essential omega-3 fatty acids, needed for heart health can be absorbed. They are rich in lignans, antioxidants that help protect the body against cancer, and in the B vitamins, minerals, and fiber.