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Fabulous fruit compote

April 17, 2008 by kitchenetta

I’ve been quite busy in the kitchen lately, making some yummy dishes for our upcoming Passover seder this Saturday. I was searching for a good recipe for a compote, and I think I found it in Jane Brody’s Good Food Gourmet. It may be the citrus, I’m not sure, but this compote absolutely perfumed the house while it was cooking, and it tastes divine. Thank you, Jane. I modified this recipe just a pinch. Enjoy!

Fabulous fruit compote

1 pound dried apricots

1 pound pitted prunes

1 large seedless orange, unpeeled, halved lengthwise & thinly sliced crosswise

1 large lemon, unpeeled, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced crosswise, seeded

4 cups white grape juice

2 cups apple juice

5 whole cloves

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Red Delicious apples, peeled, cored, quartered, thinly sliced crosswise

In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients except the apples. Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, partially cover the pan, and simmer the mixture for about 30 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat. Immediately stir in the apples.

Cool the compote, cover, and chill it until 1 hour before serving time. Serve the compote at room temperature.

Posted in Recipes, apples, fruit, lemon, oranges, passover | 6 Comments

6 Responses to “Fabulous fruit compote”

on April 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm1 Jj

Mmmmm…could almost taste that fruit compote just looking at your wonderful picture!
on April 19, 2008 at 8:20 am2 kitchenetta

Can’t wait to see what my guests think - that will be tonight! The aroma is divine! Thanks.
on April 19, 2008 at 1:45 pm3 giz

This is gorgeous - I wish I would have seen it before I finished my Passover cooking. Bookmarking for future reference.
on April 19, 2008 at 2:15 pm4 kitchenetta

Thanks, giz. It’s a definite keeper.
on April 19, 2008 at 8:52 pm5 LisaRene

Delicious! I love compot and sadly I don’t often make homemade. I must give this a try as I have a pantry filled with dried fruit and always have fresh fruit on hand. I’m curious how you are going to serve it as my first thought would be with goat cheese and crackers or bread. I imagine it would be wonderful in place of syrup on pancakes or waffles as well as in place of a jam/jelly with breads and muffins.
on April 20, 2008 at 1:14 pm6 kitchenetta

LisaRene ~

This turned out to be a big hit. It was really delicious, and it was served as a side dish to a main course that included chicken and lamb. After having it, I think your ideas would work splendidly, as it seems quite versatile. Or even eaten alone, or as a dessert.

I will certainly be making this one again and again.