FIG AND ONION COMPOTE

FIG AND ONION COMPOTE image

Categories Fruit

Number Of Ingredients 7

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3 Tablespoons Olive Oil or Butter
1/2 medium Yellow Onion, julienne cut
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar
1 cup Red Wine
12 Dried Mission Figs, quartered
Salt & Pepper to taste

Steps:

Place quartered figs in red wine and soak for at least one hour. In a skillet, over medium heat, saute onions in oil until tender and translucent. Add sugar, vinegar and a pinch of salt and pepper, stir to coat onions well, cook for about 1 minute. Add wine and figs to skillet and cook until figs become soft and all wine is absorbed or cooked off. You will want the onions and figs to have a sticky jam like consistency. Serve on Lavosh Crackers with Blue Cheese