Savory Cherry Compote

Name: Savory Cherry Compote
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps minced shallots (can sub red onion); 591 milliliters pitted sweet cherries, quartered; 237 milliliters walnuts, chopped; 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary; 1 serving Salt and pepper to taste; 59 milliliters Port, red wine, kirsch, cassis, or cherry juice (or water); 1 Tbsp honey

You can never have too many sauce recipes, so give Savory Cherry Compote a try. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 163 calories. This recipe serves 9. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, honey, and walnuts. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Users who liked this recipe also liked Bittersweet Chocolate-Cherry Sorbet with Fresh Cherry Compote, Cherry Semifreddo With Orange-cinnamon Cherry Compote, and Pork with Savory Quince Compote.

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a pan in a frying pan on medium heat.

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Add the shallots and cook them until they just begin to color on the edges, about 2-3 minutes. Stir a few times while they’re cooking.

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Shallot

Add the walnuts, rosemary and cherries and stir everything to combine. Turn the heat down to medium and cook until the cherries are soft, about 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Add a little black pepper and taste for salt.

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Pour in the Port, wine, kirsch or cassis and the honey, and stir again. Boil this down slowly until the softening cherries and the liquid cook down to a syrupy texture.

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