Apple And Onion Soup With Crumbled Stilton Recipes

APPLE AND STILTON SOUP

Steps:

• Core but do not peel the apples, and cut into walnut-sized pieces.
• Melt the butter in the oil and fry the inion and potatoes in it over a medium heat for 3 - 4 minutes.
• Season generously and add the apple chunks and water.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until fruit and vegetables are soft.
• Put into a food processor or liquidiser and blend until fine.
• Add half of the Stilton and blend again.
• Re-heat the mixture.
• Serve in bowl with the remaining cheese, crumbled with a fork, sprinkled on top.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLE, AND ONION GALETTE WITH STILTON

Steps:

• For the dough: Pulse the flour and salt together in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse about 10 times until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with a few bean-size bits of butter in it. Add the egg and pulse 1 to 2 times more; don't let the dough form a mass around the blade. If the dough seems very dry, add up to 1 tablespoon of cold water, 1 teaspoon at a time, and pulsing briefly. Remove the blade and bring the dough together by hand. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• For the filling: Halve and core the apple. Cut each 1/2 into 8 wedges and put them in a large bowl. Slice the squash and cut the onion into wedges so that both are as thick as the apple wedges, and add them to the apples. Add the butter, rosemary, and thyme and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper and toss again.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch disk. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet and brush with mustard. Starting 2 inches from the edge, casually alternate pieces of apple, squash, and onion in overlapping circles¿if you have extra pieces of one or another, tuck them in where you can or double them up until to use all the filling. Fold and pleat the dough over the edge of the filling. Bake until the crust is brown and the apples, squash, and onions are tender and caramelized, about 55 minutes. Scatter the cheese over the filling and bake until melted, about 5 minutes more. Cool the galette briefly on a wire rack. Cut into wedges and serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLE AND ONION GALETTE WITH STILTON

Steps:

• For dough: Pulse flour and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse about 10 times until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add egg and pulse 1 to 2 times more into a rough dough. Remove and gently press into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 2 days.
• Preheat over to 400 degrees F.
• For filling: Slice apple, squash, and onion into 1/2-inch thick slices. Place in a large bowl and toss with melted butter, rosemary, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Roll dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a baking sheet and brush with mustard. Leaving a 2-inch border from edge, arrange apple, squash, and onion slices over dough in an overlapping circle. Fold border over edge of filling, pleating as needed to make a free form pie. Bake until crust is brown and apple, squash, and onion are tender and brown, about 55 minutes. Scatter cheese over filling and bake until melted, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack and cool slightly. Cut into wedges and serve.

APPLE ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the carrots. In a large saucepan, begin heating the chicken broth and carrots. Bring to a boil and then drop the temperature down to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, cut the onion into halves or quarters and slice so that you have long slices of thin cut onion. When are just barely getting tender, drop in the onions and stir. Continue simmering.
• Peel, core, and chop the apples. When onions are softened, drop in the apples. Heat until carrots and onions are completely soft and apples are warmed through and slightly softened.
• Place one slice of cheese into each of four individual bowls. Ladle soup equally into each bowl. As the heat from the soup melts the cheese, stir the soup to mix it around. If cheese does not melt evenly, you might try ripping the cheese into smaller pieces before mixing inches.

EASY ONION SOUP WITH STILTON

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan heat the butter and saute the onions slowly until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the liquid and bring to a boil. Adjust the seasoning and add thyme. Cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
• If you are using Stilton rind, grate it finely. Otherwise, chop the cheese. Add it half way through the cooking and stir well.
• Serve with croutons.