Dried-Fruit Compote with Vanilla and Orange
You can never have too many sauce recipes, so give Dried-Fruit Compote with Vanillan and Orange a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 392 calories. This gluten free and vegan recipe serves 6. A mixture of apricots, sugar, juice orange, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Peel zest in long strips from half of orange with a vegetable peeler and trim any white pith from zest.
Cut zest into fine julienne strips. Halve orange and squeeze 1/3 cup juice.
Combine zest, juice, wine, sugar, and 2 cups water in a 3-quart heavy saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with a sharp knife into wine mixture, reserving pod for another use. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then continue to boil, uncovered, until reducedto about 3 cups, about 10 minutes.
While syrup is boiling, cut off and discard fig stems and halve figs lengthwise.
Add figs to syrup and simmer, covered, until they soften, about 5 minutes.
Add apricots and prunes, then simmer, covered, until plump, 8 to 10 minutes.
Transfer compote to a heatproof bowl and cool to warm or room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.
• Compote can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat over moderately low heat.
Each serving with 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream contains about 429 calories and 4 grams fat (without sour cream: 384 calories and 1 gram fat).