Figs And Dried Cherries Poached In Syrup With Pistachios

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	474ml	Water
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Honey
1/2		Vanilla bean - split lengthwise
1		Dried Calimyrna figs - (8 oz) - stemmed, and
		Halved lengthwise
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Dried tart cherries - (abt 1 3/4 oz)
3/4 cup	177ml	Plain nonfat yogurt - (optional)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped unsalted natural pistachios

Recipe Instructions

Combine 2 cups water and sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Stir in honey. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Add figs and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Add dried tart cherries; cover and simmer until figs and dried cherries are tender, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer fig mixture to bowl. Chill until cold, about 3 hours. (Fig mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.) Discard vanilla bean. Divide fig mixture among 6 bowls. Top each serving with dollop of yogurt, if desired. Sprinkle with pistachios.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Per serving (without yogurt): calories, 267; total fat, 2 g; saturated fat, 0.5 g; cholesterol, 0.

Source:
Bon Appetit, December 2002

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