Compote is not only fruit filling for baking or delicious drink, it can also be pieces of fruit in syrup, which can be served as sauces or instead of jam. Compote made from winter fruits boiled with spices in a mixture white and red wine, will be an amazing and unusual addition your cheese plate. Apples play the role of winter fruits, pears that are well stored in the cold season, as well as dried fruits with their rich flavors. Boiled in spicy wine syrup fruits are surprisingly combined with cheeses with bright tastes, for example, with gorgonzola or spicy cheddar and will become your cheese plate is a good alternative to traditional honey or джему. 
Time: 55min Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 – 6 capacity: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cups (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teahouse spoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 tbsp. dry white wine
- 1/4 Art. Marsala or sweet red wine
- 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Half Cinnamon Sticks
- 0.5 tbsp. dried apricots cut into 4 parts
- 0.5 tbsp. light raisins
- 0.5 tbsp. dried cherries
- A bit of gray sea salt
- 1 tbsp. Granny Smith apples diced 0.5 cm.
- 1 tbsp. pears, sliced 0.5 cm.
- 1 tbsp. l lemon zest
- 1 tbsp. l freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 triangular piece of cheddar
- 1 triangular piece of gorgonzola
Recipes with similar ingredients: white wine, red wine, apples, dried apricots, raisins, dried cherries, pears
Recipe preparation:
- In a pan of 4 liters. mix the first 6 ingredients and bring to a boil. Stir slowly to dissolve sugar in liquids. Add other ingredients except lemon juice and cheese. When the liquid boils, reduce the heat and simmer at a slow boil for about 20 minutes to combine all the tastes and fruits have become soft.
- Turn off the heat and add lemon juice. Shumovoy shift fruits in a bowl. Bring the remaining syrup to a boil and evaporate it. until slightly thickened or until bubbles on the surface of the sauce will become small. Remove the syrup from the stove and when it cools down, pour it on the fruit. Compote can be stored in the refrigerator until 4 days.
- Serve the compote at room temperature with cheese.
