Your whole house will smell a little exotic, warm, and delicious while you are making this chutney.
Roasting the kumquats really brings out their deeper citrusy flavor.
Serve this chutney as a fresh accompaniment to a cheese plate or with lean meats and poultry.
Roasted kumquat and apricot chutney
You’ll need:
- 1 pint kumquats, sliced and de-seeded
- 1/4 cup dried apricots
- 2 slices meyer lemon + 3 T fresh lemon juice
- 2 T apple cider vinegar
- 1 T sugar
- 1 T honey
- 1/2 t nutmeg
- 1/3 t red pepper flakes
- 1/3 t paprika
- pinch of salt
1. Roast kumquats first – preheat oven to 350F, layer sliced kumquats on a foil-lined baking sheet and cook until browned and fragrant.
2. In a deep saucepan, combine kumquats, dried apricots, lemon slices, lemon juice, vinegar, and the rest of the spices.
3. Cover and cook on low heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat, stir, and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
4. Let cool uncovered, then chill.
I haven’t ever cooked or baked with kumquats and have always thought they were so pretty! This must be lovely with the nutmeg and the spice from the red pepper flakes! xx
They have a great, special flavor! Very wintery citrus to me 🙂 xx
I cannot even imagine the delicious smell, let alone the taste! Better make some soon 🙂
Looks so nice!
Cheers
CCU
Thanks, Uru! It’s delicious pretty much on anything 🙂
I used to have two kumquat trees growing outside my kitchen door when we lived in Florida and loved the fruit. Your chutney sounds great.
That sounds so fantastic, Karen! They are such a fun, unexpected exotic fruit.
I’m a fan of any kind of chutney. This looks delicious.
Thanks, yummy!
I adore this recipe! I love chutney of all varieties, but this is a gem! Such an unexpected combination! 🙂
Very addictive too – I need to rush and make more before kumquat season is up! Thank you:)
Wow, that’s as pretty as barbecue. I guess the color made me think of that. I mean it as a high compliment!
haha I know what you mean, thanks, Greg!
Such a delicious combination of ingredients. I absolutely love the smell of (one’s home) when making jam, or candies, toffee etc. Kumquats are sometimes hard to come by (so I’ll) have to keep my eye out for these gems!
Thank you, Alice! I completely agree.
how long will chutney last before its opened
Hi Barbara! It should last about a week or two in the fridge!