Apple Onion Relish

Before I go on a trip or to a retreat, I like to clean my fridge as much as possible. I hate wasting food and throwing away food jut because it was left unattended on the fridge is just “a sin” to me.

So before I left for my Xmas retreat I was looking for recipes to use up fresh stuff I had in my fridge that I didn’t want to go to waste. When I came across this recipe on TV by Giada Di Laurentiis, I knew it would be perfect to use those apples that had been staring at me for a few weeks now. I do like apples, but I am super lazy when it comes to snacking on an apple. I also had brought some thyme and rosemary from my sister’s during our last trip there… and I knew the herbs could go bad if I waited too long to use them.

This was the perfect recipe then to cook a bunch of apples with thyme all at the same time.

APPLE ONION RELISH

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

3 small Gala apples, cored, and thinly sliced

1/4 cup rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar

2 tbs apple juice

2 tbs maple syrup

Salt and Pepper

1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves

1. In a high-sided skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium heat.
2. Add the onions, apple slices, salt, and pepper. Cook until the onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the vinegar, maple syrup, and thyme. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions and apples are very soft, about 40 minutes.

This recipe is super easy… and you don’t need to tend to it too much. The smells in your kitchen will be divine.

This relish will go wonderful next to some scalloped potatoes, over creamy mashed potatoes, mashed parsnips, grilled Portobello mushrooms or even inside a sandwich.

Tags: apple, food, maple syrup, onion, thyme, vegetarian