Apple-Date Compote with Apple-Cider Yogurt Cheese
Apple-Date Compote with Apple-Cider Yogurt Cheese might be just the sauce you are searching for. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 262 calories, 5g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have nonfat yogurt, cinnamon stick, water, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
Set strainer over medium bowl. Line strainer with double layer of cheesecloth.
Place yogurt in strainer. Refrigerate overnight. Discard liquid that drains out.
Boil 4 cups cider in medium saucepan until reduced to 1/2 cup thin syrup, about 30 minutes. Cool. Stir 3 tablespoons into thickened yogurt. Re-serve remaining syrup.
Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add apples, 1 tablespoon sugar and lemon juice; sauté until golden, about 10 minutes.
Transfer apples to medium bowl.
Add 2 cups water, cloves, orange peel, cinnamon, 1 cup apple cider and 4 tablespoons sugar to same skillet. Boil until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain. Discard solids. Return liquid and apples to skillet; add dates. Simmer 3 minutes. Cool. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Chill yogurt cheese; store compote at room temperature.)
Place heaping spoonful of yogurt cheese in center of each bowl. Surround with apples.
Drizzle with reserved syrup.
Per Serving: calories, 267; total fat, 2 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 3 mg.