Sweet

Roasted Fruits

17 March 2023

ingredients

300 gRed  grapes and or currants on the stem

Plums 2 - 3

Figs 4 - 6

2 1/2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoon of olive oil

Caster sugar

equipment

Chopping board and kitchen knife

Colander

Small Baking dish

Small saucepan

method

Step 1 - Prep

Preheat the oven to 220C

Rinse the fruit in a colander

Line the baking dish with fig leaves
Keep the grapes on the stem and trim to fist size bunches

Halve the figs

Slice or halve the plums
Gently heat the honey to a liquid in the small pan, remove from the heat and whisk in the olive oil.

Step 2 - Cook

Arrange the grapes and the plums over the fig leaves and drizzle with the honey and olive oil.

Place the dish in the preheated oven and cook for about 10 - 15 minutes or until the fruits  are just beginning to soften.

Add the figs, and sprinkle with caster sugar and any remaining honey and olive oil.

Cook a further 5 or so minutes until the figs are beginning to split and the sugar on the fruit is caramelising

Step 3 - To Serve

Transfer to a serving dish lined with fresh fig leaves.

Pour over the syrup.

Serve at Room Temperature

source

Recipe adapted by Elizabeth Peddey from Salt Fat Acid Heat, p.406, by Samin Nosrat and Ostro p. 258 by Julia Busuttil Nishimura