Yesterday I had a giant bowl of blackberries in my possession (and the stained fingers and scratches to show for it) and an unusual-for-me craving; a savory fruit dinner. Yeah, yeah, savory fruit dishes are nothing new but I’ve always preferred my fruit to stand alone as a sweet treat (except when it comes to apples and cheese).
| Crepes with Caramelized Onions, Blackberries, and Feta |
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1/2 yellow onion, slivered
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 3-4 cups fresh blackberries
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- In a skillet caramelize onions with butter, honey, and salt (cook slow and low until very soft and golden).
- Add blackberries to pan and turn the heat to medium.
- Add vinegar.
- Cook on medium-high heat until the berry juice and vinegar reduce to a thick sauce.
- Serve in crepes with a generous sprinkle of feta cheese and fresh thyme.
Crepes
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
pinch of salt
butter for the pan
Whisk all ingredients together and let sit for at least 5 minutes.
Heat a skillet on medium-low heat with a little bit of butter.
Pour about 1/4 cup batter into hot skillet and immediately pick it up and swirl the batter to coat the bottom of the pan in a uniform thickness.
When the batter looks dry on the entire topside, carefully flip the crepe and cook for about 30 seconds on the second side.Repeat until you’ve used all of the batter.
If you aren’t inclined to make crepes, this would also work really well on a thin slices of fresh baguette!
What’s your favorite way to eat fruit for dinner?
The craziest I have gotten with fruit for dinner is in a salad, as a glaze for chicken, or raisins in a tomatoey sauce. I think onions and blackberries sound awesome – caramelized onions are practically candy anyway. My grandma taught me that dessert is the most important part of a meal so she would have loved the honey in her dinner.
By the way, I double checked and this is posting as ME not my husband. Though he’s probably already read your post by now 🙂
Love the BTW, ha! I haven’t tried raisins in tomato but I do love them in anything with curry. We used to make basmati rice with raisins, cashews, and yellow curry powder, so good (I forgot about it until now, I should do that again soon).
This sounds amazing! I’ve never had blackberries and feta together. My favorite way to eat fruit for dinner is watermelon and feta salad – I have Turkish friends and apparently they do this all the time in Turkey! I make mine with a light vinaigrette of olive oil, minced shallots and lemon juice, then add fresh basil on top. My other favorite is figs and gorgonzola on grilled crusty Italian bread. Or sliced apples and gruyere cheese melted on a baguette with a little whole grain mustard. Sounds weird but it’s really good. Sweet and savory together is a winner in my book!
Love figs and gorgonzola! It will be fig season here before long so keep an eye out for figgy dinner!
Every time I am in the position to buy/eat a crepe I always opt for the sweet or desert varieties over the savory “meal” crepes. But now that I can have best of both worlds I guess I have to try it!
I personally do not like fruit with dinner or meal recipes. The most I can do is strawberries in a salad lol. Or watermelon and feta. I crave comfort foods at meals and usually fruit is the last thing on my mind unless we’re talking dessert!
That sounds totally delicious!! What a great flavour combo.