Watermelon Almond Pie

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This recipe was submitted by my friend Terri from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Prepare this for your next dinner party, or a dessert for a regular family dinner. Imagine how surprised everyone will be when they realize that this beautifully decorated dessert is really a healthy and low calorie, berries and watermelon treat, with an updated look. This can be easily prepared earlier, and placed into the refrigerator to keep nice and cold.

Ingredients
1 cup sliced almonds
3- to 5-inch thick slice seedless watermelon, rind removed
1 cup low or no fat natural vanilla flavoured yogurt
1 cup blueberries
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup

Steps

Place a non-stick saute pan over medium heat and toast the almonds while constantly stirring to prevent burning.
Cook until golden and then remove them to a heatproof tray or foil to cool.
Cut the watermelon slice into 6 to 8 pie-shaped wedges, then cut off the rinds. As you're cutting the wedges, keep in mind that they'll need to fit together to make a "pie" so make sure the thickness is roughly equal and the angles are so that they'll fit together without any gaps.
Dip the back (curved) side of each slice first into the yogurt and then the almonds, re-assembling the pieces on a serving platter as you complete each piece. Complete in this fashion to make it look like a pie crust of almonds around the watermelon slices.
Frost the top of the reassembled watermelon with the remaining yogurt and decorate the top with the berries.
Drizzle the chocolate syrup over the top.
Serve cold. Serves 6 to 8.

Warnings
It's preferable to use a seedless watermelon but if you end up using one that has seeds, warn your guests before they take a bite.