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Boysenberry Wine Compote with Goat Cheese and Basil





Yields
Serves 8 as an appetizer



Prep and Cook Time
25 mins



Cool Time
25 mins



Total Time
50 mins

Here’s one for your summer-party recipe stash. Wine and black pepper make the compote sophisticated, and you can put the whole thing together in minutes–for guests to serve themselves.

 

This recipe, and others like it, can be found in the article “The Summer Recipes You Should Be Making This June.”

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Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Robyn Valarik

 1 1/2 cups boysenberries or 3/4 cup each raspberries and blackberries
 1/4 cup spicy, fruity red wine, such as Grenache
 1/3 cup sugar
 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. pepper
 4 ounces goat cheese (soft fresh, or another favorite style)
  About 1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
  Thin, parchment-style crackers, preferably salted but with no other seasonings
Step 1
1

Put berries, wine, and sugar in a medium saucepan and coarsely mash with a potato masher. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until reduced to 2/3 cup, 10 to 20 minutes. Add pepper to taste. Let cool to room temperature, about 25 minutes.

Step 2
2

Spoon compote into a small bowl. Set on a board alongside cheese, basil, a pepper grinder, and crackers for guests to serve themselves.

Step 3
3

Make ahead: Through step 1, up to 3 days, chilled.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories81
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g4%

Saturated Fat 2.1g11%
Cholesterol 6.5mg3%
Sodium 53mg3%
Total Carbohydrate 11g4%

Dietary Fiber 0.6g3%
Protein 3g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.