Grilled Pear and Cranberry Compote

Name: Grilled Pear and Cranberry Compote
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: Makes 12 to 14 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla vinegar (or 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar and ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract); 1 teaspoon vanilla vinegar (or 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar and ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract); 1⅓ cups sugar, plus more if needed; 1 teaspoon vanilla vinegar (or 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar and ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract); 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1 pound cranberries, fresh or frozen; 4 Bartlett pears or 12 Seckel pears; 4 Bartlett pears or 12 Seckel pears; Oil for coating grill screen

Preparation info

Makes
12 to 14
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Pears and cranberries are an inspired combination in flavor (fragrant and milky versus tart and sharp), texture (velvet smoothness versus turgid pop), and color (creamy pale versus eye-popping scarlet). Adding a confetti of blackened flecks from the grill only increases the delight.

Ingredients

Oil for coating grill screen
4 Bartlett pears or 12 Seckel pears
2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Directions

Heat the grill as directed. Oil the grill screen and put it on the grill.
Peel the pears, cut in half lengthwise, and remove the core with a small melon baller. If using Bartlett pears, cut each pear half in half again lengthwise. Toss the pears in a medium bowl with the 2 teaspoons oil until evenly coated.
Put the pears on the oi