The Season For Apples
British apples have been around since the Roman era, and we have the Victorians to thank for our wealth of variety. It was Pembrokeshire proverb that we have to thank for the lesser known saying "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread." - which has been later adapted into the famous "An apple a day keeps the doctor away".
Nothing beats a crisp Autumn apple and we love to use them across our Autumn menus in a host of different recipes. Here are just a few reasons why...
Highly Nutritious
Apples are rich in vitamins and minerals including the immune busting vitamin C, vitamin K, copper and potassium. Just one apple feeds you with 10% of your RDI of vitamin C.
Rich in Antioxidants
Apples provide a healthy source of polyphenols, an important group of antioxidants responsible for enhancing digestive function and cognitive wellbeing. It also helps prevent conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancers from developing.
Improve Gut Health
We all know that a thriving microbiome (gut) is crucial for our overall health. As well as being high in fibre, apples are packed with pectin, a fibre that serves as a prebiotic within your gut microbiome.
Our Favourite Slaw Recipe
We'd like to share one of our favourite slaw recipes with you, made with British apples, British cabbage and a tangy signature Asian ginseng dressing. We hope you will love it as much as we do!
PREP TIME: 20 minutes
SERVES: 6 people
INGREDIENTS:
Slaw:
- 150g Hispi cabbage, finely sliced
- 150g Red cabbage, finely sliced
- 150g carrots, grated
- 1 Cox or Braeburn apple
Dressing:
- 1 tbsp raw or organic honey
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1.5 tsp water
- 2 tsp MCT oil
- 1 pinch chilli flakes
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 tsp ginseng extract
- 1 pinch cracked black pepper
- 1 tbsp tamari
GET AHEADPrepare the elements up to 3 hours ahead and combine just before serving. DIRECTIONS:
- Core the apple and chop into matchsticks
- Grate the carrot
- Finely slice the cabbages and toss lightly with the carrot and apple
- To make the dressing, whisk together the dressing ingredients and season to taste
- When ready to serve, mix the dressing with the shredded cabbage, carrots and apples and, tossing well to thoroughly combine.
Enjoy garnished with coriander, sesame seeds or spring onion if preferable.
To make things easier for you, we sell the Asian ginseng dressing! You can save time and click to buy it below.
Buy the asian ginseng dressing here
