This apple salad is a wonderful side dish for any holiday gathering or family dinner. During Fall’s apple harvest it’s a celebration of nature’s bounty. Blending crunchy peanuts, sweet pineapple and apples creates a favorite dish at our home.
Our backyard apple tree yields a plethora of sweet–tart Anoka apples although any sweet or tart apple can be used in this recipe. I like to use my apple/peeler/corer to prepare the apples. I’ve had it for many years and I attach it to a cutting board or counter to peel apples. I’ve always thought that one that would attach to the counter top would be convenient which is now available from Amazon. The utensil also peels potatoes.
Candy Apple Salad
This is my grandson’s favorite fruit salad.It’s great for holiday dinners.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups tart apples—peeled, cored and chopped
- ½ cup white sugar
- One 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, with juice
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
- One 8 ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts Directions:
- In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the egg, flour, sugar, vinegar, and pineapple.
- Cook until thick, about six minutes. Set aside until completely cool.
- In large serving bowl, fold together the pineapple mixture and whipped topping. Carefully mix in the apples and ½ cup of peanuts. Sprinkle the remaining nuts on the top. This recipe is included in Eat What You Grow: Easy Garden Recipes for the Backyard Homestead and available on Amazon
Tina B.
While not a book about gardening it IS a book about using the bounty of the garden, like what you can do with all of that asparagus or zucchini! It also has some great bits of story and old-time homestead recipes like Cackelberry Pie (there’s not a berry to be found), Sauerkraut by the Jar then a recipe for how to use it with Sauerkraut Chocolate Cake, and “Easy Peasy” Sweet & Sour Dills that a 10-year-old could make. Great book!
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