Quick meal: Tangy Fruit Compote and Greek Yogurt

I am super busy with school work, but I still need to eat. Here's a really quick recipe.


Tangy Fruit Compote with Greek Yogurt (or The Suspiciously Swarthy Scandinavian)
1 pear, chopped into small pieces
1 cup of strawberries, sliced
1 cup of rhubarb, chopped into  1/4 inch slices
2 tbsps sugar (more to taste)
1/3 cup water
vanilla
cinnamon
2-3 green cardamom pods
1/2 - 1 tsp cracked black pepper

plain Greek yogurt

1. Combine pear, rhubarb, strawberries, sugar, water, and cardamom in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat.  Stir occasionally, adding a dash of vanilla and cinnamon.
2. Once fruit has softened and reduced some, add a little black pepper, taste, repeat until satisfied. You may wish to add more sugar as well.  Keep lid off until desired consistency. Remove from heat and cool in the refrigerator.
3. Serve cold with Greek yogurt. I like a 1:1 ratio, but that's just me!

Also delicious with something crunchy... granola or:
1/8 cup pepitas, raw
1/3 cup rolled oats
honey or agave nectar
cinnamon
pinch of salt

Layout pepitas and oats on a nonstick baking sheet. Generously drizzle with agave or honey, add a dash of cinnamon (not too much or it will be bitter), and toss in a tiny pinch of salt. Mix everything together until evenly coated, and redistribute onto the baking sheet. Toast in the oven at 400 for 5 minutes, keeping a watchful eye. Do NOT burn the pepitas, or everything will be too bitter.

The compote would also be delicious simply on top of plain oatmeal. Mmm. I'm not sure I made enough!