Recipes

Compote of dried fruits with spiced ricotta cheese

Nov 24 07:17am
Serves
6
Ingredients
  • 150g (1 cup) dried pears
  • 200g (1/3 cups) dried apricots
  • 225g (1/3 cups) pitted prunes
  • 45g (1/2 cup) dried apples
  • 250ml (1 cup) green ginger wine
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) water
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • Spicy ricotta
  • 400g ricotta cheese
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Method
  1. Combine all ingredients in large pan
  2. bring slowly to boil, simmer, covered, about 10minutes or until fruit is soft.
  3. Remove from heat and chill. Serve with spicy ricotta and sprig of mint.
  4. Spicy ricotta: Push ricotta through sieve into bowl; stir in spices.
  5. (Spicy ricotta can be made a day ahead.)
Hilton Executive Chef cooks for the Sunrise studio audience
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