Gruyère and Cherry Compote

Name: Gruyère and Cherry Compote
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh Bing cherries, pitted; 113 grams Gruyère cheese, cut into 15 thin slices; 142 grams (1-inch-thick) slices Italian bread (about; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters water

Gruyère and Cherry Compote might be just the sauce you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 10g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 389 calories. This recipe serves 5. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of bing cherries, water, bread, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine sugar and water in a medium, heavy saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add cherries; cook 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 20 minutes.

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Cherries

Remove cherries from pan with a slotted spoon.

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Cherries

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Slotted Spoon

Frying Pan

Cook cherry liquid until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 15 minutes).

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Cherries

Remove from heat.

Add cherries to pan; stir in lemon juice. Cool.

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Lemon Juice

Cherries

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Frying Pan

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Cut each bread slice crosswise into 3 strips. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet; broil 1 minute on each side or until toasted. Cool completely.

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Bread

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Baking Sheet

Cut each cheese slice in half diagonally. Arrange 3 bread strips on each of 5 plates. Top each bread strip with 2 slices cheese and about 1 tablespoon compote.

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Compote