Grilled Apricots with Mustard-Tarragon Glaze
Grilling apricots brings the best of their sweetness to the surface. Add a little honey and you've got heaven on a plate. Serve with grilled chicken, pork, or lamb.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Thread apricot halves onto 2 parallel 6- to 12-inch-long slender metal skewers (you will need several pairs).
Step 2
2
Mix honey, mustard, and tarragon. Brush half of this mixture onto one side of fruit.
Step 3
3
Place fruit, basted side down, on a barbecue grill over a solid bed of very hot coals or very high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 1 to 2 seconds). Cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes; baste with remaining honey mixture and carefully turn skewers over. Cook to brown other side, about 2 more minutes.
Step 4
4
Push fruit from skewers onto a platter.
Ingredients
2 pounds firm-ripe apricots, halved and pitted
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon leaves
