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Photo by: Joseph DeLeo

The presentation of this dish is visually striking, and your guests will surely never have eaten an apple prepared this way before. Marinating and then grilling apples is a novel way to use a fruit that is always at hand. The sugar in the apples caramelizes beautifully on the grill, on a grill pan, or in the oven under the broiler. The tapenade garnish really dresses up the plate, whether you squirt it from a squeeze bottle or just drizzle it over the top of the apples with a spoon.

Yield : Serves six

Ingredients

  • 3 Braeburn, Mutsu, or Crispin apples, peeled, halved, and cored
  • 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 large shallot, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Dash of freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
  • ½ teaspoon minced fresh thyme
  • ½ teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • ½ teaspoon minced fresh marjoram
  • ½ teaspoon minced fresh Italian parsley
  • 10 kalamata olives, pitted
  • 3 cups micro greens, washed and dried

Directions

Make about 8 slices lengthwise down the apple halves but not all the way through one end, so that they are still in one piece and will fan out when softened by cooking.

In a large bowl, combine the sherry vinegar, shallot, and salt and let sit for 5 minutes to let the flavors mellow. Add the pepper and whisk in the olive oil and herbs. Add the apples to the bowl and toss to coat them with the vinaigrette. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the apples sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.

Prepare a grill or heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove the apples from the vinaigrette and reserve the vinaigrette. Lay the apples on the grill, flat side down, and grill them until browned, 4 or 5 minutes. Turn the apples and brown the other side for another 5 minutes. The apples should be caramelized and softened.

There should be about 8 tablespoons of vinaigrette left in the bowl. Remove 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette and combine it with the olives in a food processor, mini chopper, or blender. Process until you have a fine paste. Thin the paste with water, if desired. Transfer the olive dressing to a squeeze bottle with a large opening, or reserve it in the work bowl.

In a medium bowl, toss the remaining vinaigrette with the micro greens. Arrange the greens on the center of 6 plates and top each with an apple half, slightly fanned out, cored side up. Drizzle some of the olive dressing over the top, or squirt it decoratively with the squeeze bottle. Serve immediately.

Notes

Make-ahead: The apples can be grilled up to 4 hours before serving and kept at room temperature.

Tip: If you can’t find micro greens in your grocery store, try using baby arugula or any other tender lettuce.


© 2006 Meredith Deeds, Carla Snyder
 

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving

173 kcal
4 % daily value
41 % daily value
5 % daily value
213 mg
15 mg
1 g
10 g
0 mg
2 g
13 g
3 g
15 g
170 mg
5 % daily value

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