Hey lovelies! Over the weekend I partook in one of Oli's annual family traditions - apple tasting at Blackmoor Farm. This was my second time at the event, and we all had a great, gorgeous, seasonal day out! I LOVE fresh produce, and nothing is more rewarding than returning home with a boot full of delicious fruit!
We've bought so many apples, that I am now manically Pinning how to cook these fellas up! Below are 5 apple recipes which have taken my fancy . . .
1: Warm Kale Salad with Caramelized Shallots, Pine Nuts and Apple on A House In The Hills
OH MY do I love a great hearty, SO not boring salad! Kale is a cold-weather staple in my fridge, and I love Sarah's take incorporating apple.
2: Old Fashioned Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes on A Pinch Of Yum
Even the TITLE of this recipe is YUM! I actually made a pancakes n' apple dessert last Friday - remember by starter/dessert pondering? - but I didn't think to put the apples IN the pancakes. This calls for exploration of apple + batter = deliciousness.
3: Radicchio Apple and Pear Salad on Smitten Kitchen
I'm trying to even out the apple recipes here, so they don't just lie on the apple sugary yumminess spectrum. Although apples DO taste gorgeous in desserts. I like them equally in salads, and this radicchio one looks just the ticket for serving on the side of an evening meal.
4: Apple-Butternut Squash Soup on Martha Stewart
I would in no way call myself a soup aficionado, but recently I've been given home made recipes a try. So far I've been sticking to tomato, but I am definitely giving this apple-slanted recipe a whirl. A hearty fresh soup is just the ticket for getting super snug in the colder months.
5: Easy Apple and Apricot Crisps on Bakers Royale
When my sister and I were younger, my Dad used to take us on a London day out a few times a year. We would always stop in for coffee and a pastry first thing at a cafe in Kensington, and I would ALWAYS have an apricot danish which looked similar-ish to this Bakers Royale recipe. I love the idea of adding apple to it! These look so crazy delicious I am saving them for the weekend for fear of eating them every. day. this. week.
I have to say, despite all these gorgeous recipes above - which I WILL try - my other favourite ways of eating our apples are pretty simplistic: Chopped over my cereal for breakfast / cut into slices with peanut butter as an evening snack (you MUST try it!) / straight up at my desk accompanied by a herbal tea. MAN they're good! And sometimes, simple IS best.
Do you guys have any awesome apple recipes to share? Or seasonal feasts you're cooking up? Share one, share all!
Love,
MB x
