Fig and Onion Spread Recipe

Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; stir onion in the hot oil. Reduce heat to medium-low cover saucepan and cook stirring occasionally until onion is softened and caramel-colored 20 to 25 minutes.

Stir figs into onion; cook and stir until figs begin to lose their shape and have softened into onion 10 to 15 minutes. Pour balsamic vinegar into fig-onion mixture; cook until all the liquid has evaporated 5 to 10 minutes. Stir sugar 1 tablespoon at a time into fig-onion mixture until desired sweetness is reached. Serve warm or chilled.