Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Ed Halmagyi’s fruit salad with thyme-vanilla sugar and extra virgin olive oil Food Ed Halmagyi’s fruit salad with thyme-vanilla sugar and extra virgin olive oil Preparation time 10 Minutes Cooking time Serves 4 INGREDIENTS ½ bunch thyme leaves 1 vanilla bean ¼ cup castor sugar ½ cup icing sugar 6 cups mixed fruits ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil Lemon balm leaves, to garnish METHOD 1. Combine the thyme leaves, scraped seeds of the vanilla bean and castor sugar in a mortar and pound until fine. Scatter on a lined tray, then set aside to dry. Mix with the icing sugar. 2. Arrange the fruits on plates, dust with the flavoured icing sugar, then drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and scatter with lemon balm leaves. Food Preparation Time 10 Minutes Serves 4 Wine Pairing McPherson Andrew's Reserve Pink Moscato 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Allegiance Wines Kindred Pinot Grigio 2025 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Cora Prosecco NV $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Margan White Label Fordwich Hill Semillon 2023 $34.00 in any 12 $36.00 in any 6 $40.00 each Price | options $34.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Moppity Atrius Chardonnay 2021 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Aloft Pinot Noir 2025 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Lawley Farm Chardonnay 2024 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Schott Zwiesel Everyday Vina Red Wine Glass 6-pack $0.00 in any 12 $0.00 in any 6 $54.00 each Price $54.00 Qty Add to cart Colours of the South Rosso 2020 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Montevecchio Rosso Field Blend 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Discover More You might also like Food Peter Gilmore Words by Mark Hughes on 14 Sep 2018 Food Colin Fassnidge’s Poached rhubarb granita with cream cheese recipe Food Top 5 Food and Wine Matching Ideas for Australia Day Words by Ben Hallinan on 21 Jan 2023 Discover more Dessert recipes Food Dave Pynt And The Fires Of Creation Words by Nick Ryan on 7 Jan 2025 Food Chocolate soufflé with Shiraz syrup Food Madeleines with chocolate cherry sauce & candied orange praline