CurrantPine Nut Relish
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 sprig rosemary
- 1 chile de arbol
- 3/4 cup finely diced red onion
- 1/3 cup dried currants
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Toast the pine nuts for about 8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until theyre golden brown and smell nutty.
- Heat a small saute pan over high heat for 2 minutes.
- Turn down the heat to medium, and add the olive oil, rosemary, and chile.
- When the rosemary and chile start to sizzle, add the onion and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Turn the heat down to low, and let the onions stew gently for about 10 minutes, until tender.
- Transfer to a small bowl to cool and discard the rosemary sprig and chile.
- While the onion is cooking, place the currants in a small bowl and cover with hot water.
- Let the currants soak for 10 minutes, and then drain well.
- Add the balsamic vinegar to the pan the onions were in, and reduce it over medium-high heat to a scant 1 tablespoon.
- Stir the reduced vinegar into the onion mixture.
- Add the toasted pine nuts, currants, and parsley to the onion mixture, and stir to combine.
- Taste for balance and seasoning.
pine nuts, extravirgin olive oil, rosemary, arbol, red onion, currants, balsamic vinegar, flatleaf, kosher salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/currant-pine-nut-relish-390995 (may not work)