Apple-Maple Upside-Down Cake

My mama used to make all sorts of upside down cakes, pineapple being her favorite. Her and desserts… she just makes the best! This Apple-Maple Upside-Down Cake is no exception. It is very easy to make, but it is also gorgeous. You can easily serve it at your next dinner party with some maple yogurt or caramel ice cream on the side. You can make it ahead of time, and it stays nice at room temperature. I like to put the leftovers in the fridge and eat them cold the day after. A winner!

Try this Apple-Maple Upside-Down Cake for the Holidays and let me know what you think! And for other amazing dessert recipes straight from my childhood, check out this Poor Manโ€™s Pudding and this Date and Coconut Cake.

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Apple-Maple Upside-Down Cake

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 90 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
  • Yield: 8–10 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 5 large apples, peeled
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons aquafaba
  • 3/4 cup apple juice (I like to use two more apples*, blend and press them to make fresh juice)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350หšF (180หšC). Grease a soufflรฉ mold of approximately 2 quarts (8 cups or 2 liters).

Cut the flesh of 1 apple into cubes. These will be used for the dough. Using a mandoline, cut the rest of the apples into thin slices. Using the best looking ones first, arrange the apple slices in the bottom of the soufflรฉ bowl in concentric circles, pressing down to ensure the cake batter won’t crawl into any crannies. Add the maple syrup and set aside.

In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt. In a second mixing bowl, beat the butter into a cream. Add the brown sugar and keep beating until fluffy. Add the aquafaba and beat until the mixture is soft and homogenous. Add the dry ingredients, alternating with some apple juice, until no more. Mix well. Add the apple cubes and fold in using a spatula. Spread the cake batter on top of the apple sliced in the soufflรฉ bowl.

Place in the oven and bake for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of the cake comes out clean. Let cool 15 minutes. Run the thin blade of a knife between the cake and the soufflรฉ pan. Invert the cake onto a serving platter or a cake stand. Serve warm or room temperature. Serve with maple yogurt, some ice cream on the side, or simply as is. It makes for a great mid-morning snack, too! Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

* If you plan on making your own juice, ensure you have a total of 7 apples.

Keywords: upside down cake, apple, maple

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Gรขteau renversรฉ pommes et รฉrable

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 90 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
  • Yield: 8 ร  10 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 5 grosses pommes, pelรฉes
  • 1/2 tasse de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 2 tasses de farine
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre ร  pรขte
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de cannelle
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 3/4 tasse de beurre
  • 1 1/2 tasse de cassonade
  • 6 c. ร  soupe d’aquafaba (le liquide dans une boรฎte de pois chiches)
  • 3/4 tasse de jus de pomme (j’aime bien prendre deux pommes de plus* et les passer au mรฉlangeur pour en faire un jus frais)

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  350หšF (180หšC). Graisser un moule ร  soufflรฉ d’une contenance d’environ 2 litres (8 tasses).

Couper la chair d’une pomme en cubes, pour la pรขte ร  gรขteau. Rรฉserver. ร€ l’aide d’une mandoline, trancher le reste des pommes en tranches fines. En commenรงant par les plus belles (avec le milieu en รฉtoile), placer les tranches en rosace dans le fond du moule ร  soufflรฉ. Disposer et presser sur les tranches afin de s’assurer que la pรขte ร  gรขteau ne d’infiltre entre les pommes. Ajouter le sirop d’รฉrable et rรฉserver.

Dans un bol moyen, mรฉlanger la farine, la poudre ร  pรขte, la cannelle et le sel de mer. Dans un grand bol ร  mรฉlanger, battre le beurre en crรจme. Ajouter la cassonade et battre pendant 2 minutes. Ajouter l’aquafaba et continuer de battre jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange onctueux et homogรจne. Ajouter les ingrรฉdients secs en alternant avec le jus de pomme et bien incorporer avant chaque nouvelle addition. ร€ l’aide d’une spatule, incorporer dรฉlicatement les cubes de pomme. Rรฉpartir la pรขte sur les tranches de pomme dans la moule.

Cuire au four pendant environ 1 heure 30 minutes ou jusqu’ร  ce qu’un cure-dents insรฉrรฉ dans le milieu du gรขteau en ressorte propre. Laisser reposer pendant 15 minutes. Passer la fine lame d’un couteau entre le moule et le gรขteau. Renverser sur une assiette ou un plateau ร  gรขteau. Servir tiรจde ou ร  tempรฉrature ambiante. Servir simplement ou avec du yogourt ร  l’รฉrable ou de la crรจme glacรฉe au caramel. On peut en faire un dessert ou un snack en matinรฉe. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

* Si vous prรฉvoyez faire votre jus, assurez-vous d’avoir un total de 7 pommes.

Keywords: gรขteau renversรฉ, pommes, รฉrable

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Wild Rice with Acorn Squash, Caramelized Onions, Pomegranate and Maple Vinaigrette

Wild Rice with Acorn Squash, Caramelized Onions, Pomegranate and Maple Vinaigrette
Wild Rice with Acorn Squash, Caramelized Onions, Pomegranate and Maple Vinaigrette

This Wild Rice with Acorn Squash, Caramelized Onions, Pomegranate and Maple Vinaigrette is a treat. It’s sweet, tangy, chewy, and if you bring this to a family or friends reunion, you’ll become a star instantly! There are a few things to juggle here, but if you start your wild rice, you’ll be able to accomplish all the other tasks as it cooks, and you’ll be done in less than an hour. This stellar dish is complete and nutritious. Wild rice contains twice the protein found in white rice, several important nutrients, and a fabulous amount of antioxidants. You may use any winter squash you like in lieu of the acorn squash. Try it, it’s divine!

For other recipes using pomegranates, check out this Couscous with Dates, Pine Nuts and Pomegranate Vinaigrette and this Armenian-Spiced Stuffed Eggplant with Millet and Apricots.

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Wild Rice with Acorn Squash, Caramelized Onions, Pomegranate and Maple Vinaigrette

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For the Wild Rice:

  • 1 cup wild rice, rinsed well and drained
  • 4 cups vegetable broth or water

For the Acorn Squash:

  • 2 acorn squash, peeled and cut into small cubes (or 1 butternut)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

For the Caramelized Onions:

  • 1 large onion, sliced thin
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • Sea salt

For the Vinaigrette:

  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

To Serve:

  • 1 cup pomegranate
  • Pumpkin seeds (totally optional)

Instructions

For the Wild Rice:

In a medium saucepan, bring the wild rice and the broth/water to a boil. Reduce the heat to obtain a simmer, cover and let cook approximately 45 minutes, until some grains start to burst open and the rice is still chewy. Drain and set aside.

For the Acorn Squash:

Preheat the oven to 400หšF (200หšC). In a mixing bowl, place the squash cubes, the olive oil, the maple, and some sea salt and pepper. Mix well with your hands and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until tender and cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside.

For the Caramelized Onions:

Heat the olive oil in a sautรฉ pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. You may need to adjust the heat. You want the onions to brown, but not burn. Add a sprinkle of sea salt, mix well and lower the heat a little. Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes, until the onions are soft and caramelized. Add the balsamic and the maple syrup, mix well and remove from the heat.

For the Maple Vinaigrette:

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl or shake in a mason jar.

To Serve:

Place the rice, the acorn squash, the caramelized onions, the vinaigrette and the pomegranate in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Remove to a serving platter and enjoy! Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: wild rice, squash, pomegranate, maple

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Riz sauvage avec courge poivrรฉe, oignons caramรฉlisรฉs, pomme grenade et vinaigrette ร  l’รฉrable

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Pour le riz sauvage:

  • 1 tasse de riz sauvage, rincรฉ et รฉgouttรฉ
  • 4 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes ou d’eau

Pour la courge poivrรฉe:

  • 2 courge poivrรฉe, pelรฉe et coupรฉe en petits cubes
  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Pour les oignons caramรฉlisรฉs:

  • 1 gros oignon, tranchรฉ mince
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile d’olive
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de vinaigre balsamique
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable
  • Sel de mer

Pour la vinaigrette:

  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ d’ail รฉmincรฉ
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de moutarde de Dijon
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de vinaigre de cidre de pomme
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de vinaigre de vin rouge
  • 6 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • Sel de mer et poivre (1/2 c. ร  thรฉ chacun)

Pour servir:

  • 1 tasse de graines de pomme grenade
  • Graines de citrouille (carrรฉment optionnel)

Instructions

Pour le riz sauvage:

Dans une moyenne casserole, porter le riz et l’eau/le bouillon de lรฉgumes ร  รฉbullition, Rรฉduire le feu, couvrir, et laisser mijoter pendant environ 45 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les grains commencent ร  รฉclore. ร‰goutter et rรฉserver.

Pour la courge poivrรฉe:

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  400หšF (200หšC). Dans un bol ร  mรฉlanger, dรฉposer les cubes de courge, l’huile d’olive, le sirop d’รฉrable, et du sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt. Bien mรฉlanger avec les mains et disposer sur une plaque de cuisson prรฉalablement tapissรฉe de papier parchemin. Cuire au four pendant 20 ร  25 minutes jusqu’ร  ce que la courge soit tendre. Retirer du feu et rรฉserver.

Pour les oignons caramรฉlisรฉs:

Chauffer l’huile d’olive dans une poรชle ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les oignons et cuire, en brassant, pendant 5 minutes. Ajuster le feu afin d’assurer que les oignons ne collent pas. Les oignons doivent dorer, mais pas brรปler. Ajouter une pincรฉe de sel de mer, mรฉlanger et rรฉduire le feu. Cuire pendant 5 ร  10 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les oignons soient tendres et caramรฉlisรฉs. Ajouter le vinaigre balsamique, le sirop d’รฉrable et bien mรฉlanger. Retirer du feu.

Pour la vinaigrette ร  l’รฉrable:

Mรฉlanger tous les ingrรฉdients dans un petit bol ou dans un pot mason.

Pour servir:

Dรฉposer le riz, la courge, les oignons caramรฉlisรฉs, la vinaigrette et les graines de pomme grenade dans un grand bol. Bien mรฉlanger et dรฉposer sur une assiette de service. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: riz sauvage, courge, pomme grenade, รฉrable

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Broccolette Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette

Broccolette Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette
Broccolette Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette

This Broccolette Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette is packed with nutrients, and it’s simply gorgeous. I like salads that don’t have lettuce, and this is becoming one of out favorites. You can use regular broccoli for this, or even kale. Let your imagination take you! For other lettuce-free salads, check out this Cooling Cucumber, Snap Peas and Avocado Salad with a Zesty Raw Peanut Sauce and the famous Livity Mango Salad.

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Broccolette Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2–4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb broccolette, trimmed, stems finely chopped and heads roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup raw almonds, soaked and chopped
  • 1/2 cup shallots, minced
  • 1/3 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, place the broccolette, the almonds, the shallots, and the dates.

In a small bowl, whisk the oil, apple cider vinegar, the Dijon mustard, the maple syrup, the garlic, and the salt and pepper. Add the vinaigrette to the large bowl and mix well. Enjoy!

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Salade de broccolette avec vinaigrette รฉrable et Dijon

Cette salade de brocolette est tout simplement divine. J’adore les salades sans laitue, et celle-ci est maintenant une de mes prรฉfรฉrรฉes. Vous pouvez utiliser du brocoli, ou mรชme de la kale. Laissez-vous inspirer!

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 ร  4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb de brocolette, parรฉe, les queues hachรฉes finement, les tรชtes grossiรจrement hachรฉes
  • 1/2 tasse d’amandes crues, trempรฉes et hachรฉes
  • 1/2 tasse d’รฉchalotes franรงaises, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1/3 tasse de dates, sans le noyau, hachรฉes
  • 1/4 tasse d’huile d’olive
  • 3 c. ร  soupe de vinaigre de cidre de pommeย 
  • 1 c. ร  ย soupe de moutarde de Dijon
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 2 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Dans un grand bol, placer la brocolette, les amandes, les รฉchalotes, et les dates.

Dans un petit bol, fouetter l’huile, le vinaigre de cidre, la moutarde de Dijon, le sirop d’รฉrable, l’ail, le sel et le poivre. Ajouter au grand bol et bien mรฉlanger. Bon appรฉtit!

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Maple and Grapefruit Caramelized Carrots

Maple and Grapefruit Caramelized Carrots
Maple and Grapefruit Caramelized Carrots

It’s carrot time and this Maple and Grapefruit Caramelized Carrots recipe is a great way to enjoy the season. At the farmers market, you’ll find many varieties, many colors, all sorts of shapes, but most importantly, the freshest taste! When in season and fresh, carrots don’t need much to be fabulous. And since we have plenty of grapefruits around here right now, I figured that grapefruit juice would be the perfect balance to my maple syrup in this decadent glaze. Beware, you’ll seriously lick the glaze off your plate.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it. Please tag @LivityGardens on Instagram and use the hashtag #LivityGardens.

For another great recipe using grapefruit, check out the Livity Mango Salad.

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Maple and Grapefruit Caramelized Carrots

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons butter (I love Miyoko’s!)
  • 1 bunch market-fresh carrots
  • 1/2 cup fresh grapefruit juice
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • Fresh thyme sprigs

Instructions

In a large cast iron skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, lower the heat to medium, season with sea salt and pepper, and let cook, tossing often, for approximately 6-7 minutes, depending on the size and shape of your carrots. The goal here is to soften the carrots.

Add the grapefruit juice and the maple syrup. Toss well so all the carrots are coated. Cook until the liquid turns into a glaze, about 15 minutes. Coat the carrots with the glaze using a spoon while cooking. Remove to a serving platter, garnish with fresh thyme sprigs and a small pinch of sea salt, and serve immediately.

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Carottes caramรฉlisรฉes au sirop d’รฉrable et pamplemousse

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  soupe de beurre
  • 1 botte de carottes du marchรฉ
  • 1/2 tasse de jus de pamplemousse frais
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • Sel de mer et poivre noir, au goรปt
  • Branches de thym frais

Instructions

Dans une poรชle de fonte, faire fondre le beurre ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les carottes, baisser le feu, assaisonner de sel de mer et poivre, et laisser cuire, en brassant souvent, pendant 6 ร  7 minutes, selon la taille des carottes. Elles doivent ramollir.

Ajouter le jus de pamplemousse et le sirop d’รฉrable. Bien mรฉlanger afin de couvrir toutes les carottes. Cuire jusqu’ร  ce que le liquide รฉpaississe et devienne sirupeux, environ 15 minutes. Arroser les carottes ร  plusieurs reprises pendant la cuisson. Transfรฉrer les carottes sur une assiette de service, garnir des branches de thym et de sel de mer. Servir immรฉdiatement.

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Maple-Jalapeรฑo Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Maple-Jalapeรฑo Brussels Sprouts
Maple-Jalapeรฑo Brussels Sprouts

These Maple-Jalapeรฑo Glazed Brussels Sprouts are so decadent, you might want them for dessert. They are easy and quick to make, and the leftovers are great the next day with some spelt (or any other grain) and this Simple Herb Vinaigrette. You can use a milder pepper if you want less heat.

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Maple-Jalapeรฑo Glazed Brussels Sprouts

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 jalapeรฑo chiles, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 lb Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400หšF. In a small saucepan, combine the chiles, maple syrup, butter, and apple cider vinegar. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 2 minutes and remove the chiles with a slotted spoon, reserving them for serving. Continue simmering for an additional 5 minutes, until the glaze thickens a bit.

Spread the Brussels sprouts halves on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush with the glaze. Transfer to the oven and roast for about 20-25 minutes, basting with the glaze 2-3 times, until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Cooking time may vary depending on the size of your sprouts. Serve topped with the reserved jalapeรฑos. Bon appรฉtit!

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Choux de Bruxelles ร  l’รฉrable

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 piments jalapeรฑo, en tranches minces
  • 1/4 tasse de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 3 c. ร  soupe de beurre
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de vinaigre de cidre de pommes
  • 2 livres de choux de Bruxelles, parรฉs et coupรฉs en deux

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  400หšF. Dans une petite casserole, mรฉlanger les piments, le sirop d’รฉrable, le beurre, et le vinaigre de cidre de pommes. Mijoter ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ, en brassant quelques fois, pendant 3 minutes. Retirer les piments avec une cuiller ร  trous et conserver pour le service. Continuer de mijoter pendant 5 minutes de plus, jusqu’ร  รฉpaississement lรฉger.

ร‰tendre les choux de Bruxelles sur une tรดle ร  cuisson, prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin et badigeonner gรฉnรฉreusement de la sauce. Mettre au four et cuire pendant 20 ร  25 minutes, en badigeonnant au moins 2 ร  3 fois, jusqu’ร  ce que les choux soient croustillants ร  l’extรฉrieur et tendres ร  l’intรฉrieur. Le temps de cuisson peut varier selon la taille des choux de Bruxelles. Servir garnis des piments jalapeรฑo. Bon appรฉtit!

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Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate

Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate
Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate

Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate. I had kabocha squash on hand, but this is a wonderful recipe for any winter squash, like acorn or butternut. I also added two roasted bell peppers to add more depth. This is an easy recipe that will provide you with a nice change of flavors, thanks to smoked paprika. The pomegranate seeds bring a freshness and the maple pecans, a nice, sweet and spicy crunch.

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For other great recipes using pomegranates, please check out Dates and Pine Nuts Couscous with Pomegranate Vinaigrette.

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Squash and Bell Pepper Soup with Maple Pecans and Pomegranate

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Soup

  • 2 bell peppers
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeรฑo, seeded and chopped
  • 2–3 sprigs of thyme
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 4 cups kabocha squash, or any winter squash, chopped into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 sweet potato, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • Garnishes: fresh pomegranate seeds and maple pecans

Maple Pecans

  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of cayenne

Instructions

Make the soup

To roast the bell peppers, place them whole directly on the open flame of a gas burner or on the grill. Cook, turning often using tongs, until the skin is charred and the peppers are tender. Place in a heatproof bowl, cover with a plate and let cool. The skin will loosen as the peppers steam. When cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and chop roughly.

In a soup pot, heat up the grapeseed oil over medium heat. Add the onions and sautรฉ until tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic, jalapeรฑo, and thyme. Sautรฉ while stirring for 1 minute. Add the smoked paprika and stir until well coated. Add the vegetable broth, the squash, and the sweet potato. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a medium and simmer, covered, until the squash and potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes. Add the roasted bell peppers and the salt, and cook for 5 minutes more. Taste and adjust seasonings. Remove from the heat and let cool. Remove the thyme sprigs. Transfer to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and purรฉe until desired consistency.

Make the maple pecans

Heat oven to 350ยฐ. Combine the maple syrup, brown sugar, salt, and cayenne in a small bowl. Add the pecans and stir until they are well coated. Place the pecans on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in the oven for 10 minutes, turning the pecans halfway through. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Serve the soup with the pecans and the pomegranate seeds. Bon appรฉtit!

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Potage ร  la courge et au poivron grillรฉ avec pacanes ร  l’รฉrable

Voici une recette de potage qui se prรชte ร  merveille ร  la plupart des variรฉtรฉs de courges d’hiver, comme la kabocha ou la butternut. J’y ai ajoutรฉ deux poivrons doux grillรฉs pour ajouter une certaine dimension. Il s’agit d’une recette facile qui prรฉsente des saveurs uniques, grรขce au paprika fumรฉ. Les graines de pomme grenade ajoutent une note sucrรฉe et les pacanes amรจnent du piquant, ce qui รฉquilibre le tout pour en faire une recette simple et รฉlรฉgante.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Soupe

  • 2 poivrons rouges
  • 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1 gros oignon, hachรฉ
  • 4 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 piment jalapeรฑo, sans les graines, รฉmincรฉ
  • 2–3 branches de thym frais
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de paprika fumรฉ
  • 6 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 4 tasses de courge d’hiver, comme la kabocha ou la butternut, coupรฉe en cubes de 1 pouce
  • 1 patate douce, coupรฉe en cubes de 1 pouce
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • Garnitures: graines de pomme grenade fraรฎches et pacanes ร  l’รฉrable

Pacanes ร  l’รฉrable

  • 1/2 tasse de pacanes
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de cassonade
  • Pincรฉe de sel de mer
  • Pincรฉe de cayenne

Instructions

Pour la soupe:

Pour griller les poivrons, placer directement sur la flamme d’un brรปleur au gaz ou sur le grill. Cuire ร  l’aide de pinces, en tournant les poivrons souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que la peau soit complรจtement grillรฉe et que les poivrons soient tendres. Placer dans un bol, couvrir d’une assiette, et laisser reposer. La peau des poivrons se dรฉtachera doucement grรขce ร  la vapeur ainsi crรฉรฉe. Lorsque les poivrons peuvent รชtre manipulรฉs, retirer la peau et couper grossiรจrement.

Dans une marmite, chauffer l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’oignon et cuire 4 ร  5 minutes. Ajouter l’ail, le jalapeรฑo et les branches de thym. Continuer de cuire, tout en brassant, pendant une minute de plus. Ajouter le paprika fumรฉ et mรฉlanger. Ajouter le bouillon de lรฉgumes, la courge et les patates douces, et porter ร  รฉbullition. Baisser le feu ร  moyen, couvrir, et mijoter jusqu’ร  ce que les patates et la courge soient tendres, environ 10 ร  15 minutes. Ajouter les poivrons grillรฉs et le sel, et cuire 5 minutes de plus. Retirer du feu, goรปter, et ajuster les assaisonnements. Laisser refroidir lรฉgรจrement et retirer les branches de thym.

Mettre dans un mรฉlangeur (ou utiliser un mรฉlangeur ร  immersion) et mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  la consistance dรฉsirรฉe.

Pour les pacanes ร  l’รฉrable:

Chauffer le four ร  350ยฐ. Dans un petit bol, combiner le sirop d’รฉrable, la cassonade, le sel, et le cayenne. Ajouter les pacanes et mรฉlanger pour bien les recouvrir. Placer les pacanes sur une plaque de cuisson recouverte de papier parchemin. Mettre au four 10 minutes, en tournant les pacanes aprรจs 5 minutes de cuisson. Retirer du four et laisser reposer.

Servir la soupe avec les pacanes et les graines de pomme grenade fraรฎches. Bon appรฉtit!

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Farro and Bean Bowl with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette

Farro and Bean Bowl with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette
Farro and Bean Bowl with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette

It might still be 100 degrees in sunny Arizona, but that doesn’t prevent me from developing fall-flavored recipes for you folks in the northern states. This Farro and Bean Bowl with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette is all you can ask for on a cool fall night. It can be served warm or at room temperature, it is sweet and savory, and packs a great amount of protein and nutrients. This bowl requires few ingredients (which can be adapted to the seasons) and the vinaigrette is finger-licking-good. The kids asked for seconds on this one, and that makes it always a winner. Again I had Chinese long beans, which are in season now in Arizona, but feel free to use regular green beans or even French beans for your farro bowl.

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Farro and Bean Bowl with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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For the Bowl:

  • 1 cup farro, cooked according to package directions
  • 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
  • 3 cups green beans, washed, trimmed, and cut in 1-inch lengths
  • 1 cup red bell pepper, washed, cored and seeded, and diced
  • 1 large shallot, diced
  • 1/3 cup toasted pecan halves
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

For the Vinaigrette:

  • 2 large garlic cloves, crushed and mashed with salt (you can go easier on the garlic, but you know me!)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 teaspoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/3 cup grapeseed oil
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

For the bowl, once your farro is cooked according to package directions, set aside. Heat the grapeseed oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the green beans, bell pepper, and shallot, season to taste with salt and pepper, and sautรฉ until just tender, about 4-5 minutes (alternatively, you can lower the heat and let the vegetables caramelized slowly).

While the vegetables are cooking, make the vinaigrette. Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk. Add the farro to the vegetables once they are done, as well as the vinaigrette. Mix well, serve in bowls, and top with some toasted pecans. Bon appรฉtit!

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Bol au farro et haricots verts avec vinaigrette รฉrable et Dijon

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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Pour le bol au farro:

  • 1 tasse de farro, cuit selon les directives sur l’emballage
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 3 tasses de haricots verts, lavรฉs, parรฉs et coupรฉs en bรขtonnets de 1 pouce
  • 1 poivron rouge, รฉpรฉpinรฉ, les graines enlevรฉes et coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1 grosse รฉchalote franรงaise, en dรฉs
  • 1/3 tasse de pacanes, rรดties
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Pour la vinaigrette:

  • 2 gousses d’ail, mises en purรฉe avec du sel
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de jus de citron frais
  • 4 c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable pur
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de moutarde de Dijon
  • 1/3 tasse d’huile de pรฉpin de raison (ou d’olive)
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Pour le bol: une fois le farro cuit, chauffer l’huile dans une grande poรชle, ร  feu moyen. Ajouter les haricots verts, le poivron rouge et l’รฉchalote. Assaisonner de sel de mer et de poivre, au goรปt, et faire revenir pendant 4 ร  5 minutes.

Pendant la cuisson des lรฉgumes, faire la vinaigrette. Combiner tous les ingrรฉdients dans un petit bol et fouetter. Ajouter le farro aux lรฉgumes. Transfรฉrer le tout dans un grand bol. Ajouter la vinaigrette, bien mรฉlanger. Servir garni des pacanes rรดties. Bon appรฉtit!

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