Raisin and Pine Nut Agrodolce

By BobD

Agrodolce is the term for any Italian sweet-and-sour sauce made with vinegar and sugar. This superchunky version with golden raisins, red grapes and toasted pine nuts is more like a compote and is fantastic with spice-roasted chicken.

Ingredients

• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 2 cups red wine vinegar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt

Details

Servings 3
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from foodandwine.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, cover the raisins with the warm water and let stand until plumped, about 10 minutes. Drain.

In a small skillet, toast the pine nuts over moderate heat until fragrant and golden brown, about 4 minutes. Let cool.

In a medium saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, red onion and fennel seeds. Simmer over moderate heat until thickened, about 25 minutes. Pour into a heatproof bowl and let cool to room temperature.

Stir the raisins, pine nuts, grapes and olive oil into the syrup. Season lightly with salt and serve.