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Spice-Roasted Grapes

Halved grapes flash-roasted with shallot, fennel, coriander, cardamom, chile and thyme, then glazed with reduced wine vinegar, so the spices bring out the grape's citrus and woody notes and the vinegar tames its sweetness.

  • YieldMakes about 3 cups
  • Hands-on16 min
  • Total30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 tspfennel seeds
  • 1 tspcoriander seeds
  • 3green cardamom pods
  • 1dried red chile (árbol or Thai), or ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • 7 sprigsfresh thyme (6–8)
  • 3 cupsred or green grapes, halved
  • to tastekosher salt and black pepper or ground Sichuan pepper
  • 60 mlred or white wine vinegar

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Shallot
  • Fennel
  • Thyme
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cardamom
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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