Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 large yellow onions (about 1 1/2 pounds), quartered and thinly sliced
• Kosher salt
• 6 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 to 3 teaspoons sweet-hot German mustard
• Nut crisps or pita crackers (about 60), for serving
• 1 1/2 cups fresh ricotta cheese
• 1 pint fresh figs, stemmed and sliced

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. When it shimmers, add the onions and 1 tablespoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, just broken down and are beginning to color, 12 to 15 minutes.
2. Stir in 4 tablespoons vinegar and the orange juice; cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is mostly broken down, thickened and golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar and the mustard. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
4. To assemble, top each crisp or cracker with about 1 teaspoon ricotta, 1/2 teaspoon mustard-onion jam and a slice of fig.
5. Photograph by John Kernick