Best Fig And Onion Compote Recipes

FIG AND ONION SPREAD

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This is delicious spread on crackers or a sliced baguette with a smear of blue cheese. It can also be used as a topping for a wheel of warm brie. It's important to use a good quality aged balsamic vinegar in this recipe.

Provided by Thea McAbbott

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Chutney Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 large red onion, chopped
2 cups chopped fresh Black Mission figs
¼ cup aged balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; stir onion in the hot oil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and caramel-colored, 20 to 25 minutes.
Stir figs into onion; cook and stir until figs begin to lose their shape and have softened into onion, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour balsamic vinegar into fig-onion mixture; cook until all the liquid has evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, into fig-onion mixture until desired sweetness is reached. Serve warm or chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 38.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.6 g, Fat 2.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 1.1 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

BALSAMIC FIG COMPOTE

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A blend of sweet and salty--this combination is wonderful paired with salty prosciutto or creamy goat cheese. Super easy to throw together!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Side Dish

Time 20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 package (9 oz) dried Mission figs, finely chopped
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup red wine
2 tablespoons honey
8 thin slices prosciutto, cut in half
Food Should Taste Good™ peppercorn blend brown rice crackers, as desired

Steps:

In 2-quart saucepan, heat figs, balsamic vinegar, red wine and honey to boiling over medium-high heat. Cook about 15 minutes or until figs are tender and liquid has reduced to a syrupy consistency.
Serve with thin slices of prosciutto on crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 95 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g

FIG COMPOTE

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Make and share this fig compote recipe from Food.com.

Provided by chia2160

Categories Oranges

Time 40m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 orange
1/2 lb black mission fig, chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup red wine
3 sprigs thyme, wrapped in
cheesecloth
1 cup water

Steps:

peel the orange and cut into sections over a bowl.
squeeze the sections to release the juice, add figs and sugar.
let it stand for 10 minutes in a medium saucepan, add the fruit and remaining ingredients.
bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 15 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.
discard the thyme and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 34.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1.2, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 5.4, Protein 0.3

FRESH FIG COMPOTE

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My mom and dad have a huge fig tree in their backyard. Here is one of their many fig recipes they have collected over the years.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories Breakfast

Time 27m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
6 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
8 fresh figs, peeled and halved
3 tablespoons Curacao (not the blue kind)

Steps:

In a saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar, water, orange juice, and orance zest; stir to combine.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add in the figs and cook for about 2 minutes or until soft, turn once.
Add curacao and stir to mix.
Cool and serve in sherbert dishes.