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🍽️ Sweet and Sour Date Balsamic Drizzle

120 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 20 g pine nuts (2 tbsp)
• 200 g small shallots
• 80 g dates (6 dates)
• 8 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 125 ml classic vegetable broth
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Heat a pan without oil.
2. 2. Toast the pine nuts in the hot pan.
3. 3. Wait until the nuts are golden yellow.
4. 4. Remove the pine nuts from the pan.
5. 5. Place the nuts on a plate.
6. 6. Let the pine nuts cool down completely.
7. 7. Roughly chop the cooled nuts with a knife.
8. 8. Peel the shallots.
9. 9. Do not cut off the root ends of the shallots.
10. 10. Cut the shallots in half through the middle.
11. 11. Place the shallot halves in a small pot.
12. 12. Pour the vegetable broth over the shallots.
13. 13. Heat the mixture in the pot.
14. 14. Cover the pot with a lid.
15. 15. Let the shallots simmer over low heat.
16. 16. Cook the shallots for 20 minutes.
17. 17. Stir the mixture occasionally.
18. 18. Pit the dates.
19. 19. Cut the dates into thin strips.
20. 20. Whisk the balsamic vinegar with the cornstarch.
21. 21. Stir until no lumps remain visible.
22. 22. Add the date strips to the shallots in the pot.
23. 23. Pour the vinegar-starch mixture into the pot.
24. 24. Bring the sauce to a boil briefly.
25. 25. Let the sauce cool down for 30 minutes.
26. 26. Season the sauce with salt to taste.
27. 27. Season the sauce with pepper to taste.
28. 28. Serve the finished sauce.
29. 29. Sprinkle the toasted pine nuts over the sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 120
• Protein: 3 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 17 g