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Red Wine Poached Dried Figs with Mascarpone
6 servings · 60 min total
Dried figs gently simmered in spiced red wine until plump and glossy, served warm over sweet whipped mascarpone with a scatter of walnuts — a simple, elegant Italian-style dessert.
Ingredients
- 12 dried figs, stemmed
- 2½ dl red wine
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 orange zest, in wide strips
- 2 tbsp walnuts, roughly chopped
- 100 g mascarpone
- 1 tbsp white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
Contains: Milk, Tree nuts, Sulphites
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Method
- 1.
Combine the figs and wine — Put the dried figs, red wine, honey, cinnamon stick, orange zest and a pinch of salt in a saucepan.
- 2.
Bring to a simmer — Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce the heat and cook uncovered.
- 3.
Reduce to a syrupy glaze — Simmer until the figs are plump and the wine has reduced to a syrupy glaze, stirring occasionally.
- 4.
Cool the figs slightly — Remove the cinnamon stick and orange zest, and let the figs cool slightly in the syrup.
- 5.
Whip the mascarpone — In a small bowl, whisk the mascarpone with the sugar until smooth and softly whipped.
- 6.
Plate figs over mascarpone — Spoon the warm figs and syrup over the sweetened mascarpone and scatter with the chopped walnuts to serve.