fig and onion spread

ingredients

• servings: 24
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 2 cups chopped fresh black mission figs
• 1/4 cup aged balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste (optional)

recipe

preparation time: 10 mins cook time: 35 mins ready time: 45 mins


• heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; stir onion in the hot oil. reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and caramel-colored, 20 to 25 minutes.
• stir figs into onion; cook and stir until figs begin to lose their shape and have softened into onion, 10 to 15 minutes. pour balsamic vinegar into fig-onion mixture; cook until all the liquid has evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes. stir sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, into fig-onion mixture until desired sweetness is reached. serve warm or chilled.