Sauternes-Poached Apricots with Fresh Berries and Vanilla Crème Fraîche

Sauternes-Poached Apricots with Fresh Berries and Vanilla Crème Fraîche
Sauternes-Poached Apricots with Fresh Berries and Vanilla Crème Fraîche might be a good recipe to expand your side dish collection. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 289 calories. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of apricots, salt, vanilla beans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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To prepare the apricots, combine the first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla beans; add seeds and beans to wine mixture. Bring to a boil; add apricots. Reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes.
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Remove apricots with a slotted spoon. Bring wine mixture to a boil; cook until reduced to 2 1/4 cups (about 20 minutes). Cool to room temperature.
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Cut the apricots in half; remove pits.
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Combine the wine mixture and apricot halves in a shallow dish, and discard vanilla beans. Cover and chill 8 hours.
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To prepare the crme frache, combine commercial crme frache, 1 tablespoon sugar, vanilla, and a dash of salt.
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Arrange 3 apricot halves, 3 tablespoons blueberries, and 3 tablespoons raspberries onto each of 8 dessert plates.
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Drizzle each serving with about 2 tablespoons wine mixture; top each with 1 tablespoon crme frache.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score2
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