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Ingredients
Balsamic-Date Sauce
- Ingredients
- 2 Tbsps Pine nuts
- 7 ozs shallots
- 6 Date
- 8 Tbsps balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup Vegetable broth
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- salt
- peppers
Toast pine nuts in a small dry pan until golden. Put on a plate and let cool, then coarsely chop.
Peel shallots, leaving roots intact, then cut in half. Heat with the vegetable broth in a small pot. Cover and cook for 20 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, remove the pits from the dates and cut dates into strips. Stir together balsamic vinegar and cornstarch. Add dates and balsamic mixture to the shallots and bring to a boil.
Let the sauce cool for about 30 minutes, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with pine nuts.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 120 cal. | (6 %) | ||
Protein | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
Fat | 4 g | (3 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 17 g | (11 %) | ||
Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
Roughage | 3.5 g | (12 %) |
Healthy, because
Dates and pine nuts contain digestion-stimulating fiber. Because they contain little sugar and cholesterol, even diabetics and people with fat metabolism problems can usually tolerate dates.
Even smarter
The addition "tradizionale" on the label guarantees particularly high-quality balsamic vinegar. Only these vinegars are made exclusively from thickened grape must. The cheaper versions often contain caramel, sugar, and aromatic substances.