Eleven Madison Park's Granola

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup shelled pistachios
• 1/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut chips or flakes, not shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup maple syrup, perferably Grade B
• 3/4 cup dried sour cherries

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 300 degrees F, and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, coconut chips, and salt.
2. Combine the brown sugar, olive oil, and maple syrup in a small saucepan. Set it over medium heat and whisk now and then, just until the sugar dissolves. Pour the warm mixture over the oats.
3. Transfer the oat mixture to the prepared baking sheet and spread it out evenly. Bake for about 40 minutes, until it is pale golden. Take the pan out of the oven, then stir in the dried cherries.