Green Apple Parmesan Towers Recipes

APPLE PARMESAN PIE

Steps:

• Chill the bowl and blade of a food processor for 1 hour before starting.
• For the dough: To the food processor, add the flour and salt and pulse to combine. Add the cold butter and the cheese and pulse 3 or 4 times or until chickpea-sized pieces of butter remain. With the machine running, drizzle in the ice water until the dough just starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a flat disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least an hour and up to 2 days.
• Position an oven rack on the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the filling: In a medium bowl, combine the apples, sugar, lemon juice, flour, salt and cinnamon. Toss well to coat evenly.
• Divide the dough in half. Roll out one of the dough pieces to an approximately 11-inch round and line the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Fill the pie crust with the apple mixture. Roll out the remaining dough into another 11-inch round and place on top. Trim the edges so there is a 1/2-inch overhang around the plate. Tuck the overhang under itself and press down to seal the edge. Using 2 knuckles and the tip of your finger, crimp the edges to make a decorative edge. Cut an X in the center of the top pie crust and open the corners to make a small hole in the center of the pie. Brush the pie evenly with the egg and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
• Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the crust is deep golden brown and the mixture inside is bubbling, about 45 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool for at least 2 hours before serving.

PARMESAN CRISP BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut a 1/4-in. slice off top of each apple. Core apples, leaving bottoms intact; place in a microwave-safe 8-in. square baking dish. Microwave, covered, 3-4 minutes or until tender., In a small bowl, mix cheese, oats, flour, brown sugar and nutmeg; stir in melted butter until crumbly. Carefully fill apples with oat mixture. Bake, uncovered, 12-15 minutes or until topping is golden brown. If desired, drizzle with honey.

GREEN APPLE, GRAPE AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH STILTON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Toss together salad ingredients green apple, grapes, and arugula with Stilton Vinaigrette, adding dressing gradually to achieve desired degree of coating. Pile high on service plate or in large salad bowl. Garnish with chopped pecans and Stilton sprinkled across top of salad. For the Stilton Vinaigrette: In small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, Dijon mustard, cayenne, and sugar. Gradually whisk in oil. Mix in Stilton. Place in clean container, label, date and store refrigerated. Makes 3½ cups.

CRUNCHY APPLE-WALNUT SALAD WITH PARMESAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Toss arugula with fruit, nuts, onions and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Whisk lemon juice, mustard, pepper, garlic and remaining cheese in small bowl until blended. Gradually whisk in oil until blended.
• Drizzle Parmesan dressing over salad; mix lightly.

GREEN APPLE-PARMESAN TOWERS

Steps:

• Combine lime juice, lemon juice, honey, mustard, ginger, chervil, and lemon balm in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until blended. Pour olive oil in slowly, with the processor running, until sauce is smooth.
• Cover apple slices with the sauce in a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
• Build 4 towers on each of 4 salad plates by inserting Parmesan cheese slices between apple slices. Drizzle stacks with sauce, and place extra sauce in a spoon on each plate.

GREENS, APPLE AND WALNUT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix greens, apple, cranberries, and walnuts in large bowl.
• Mix dressing ingredients in small bowl, pour over salad. Toss. Sprinkle parmesan on top.
• Can substitute bleu cheese crumbles for the parmesan, if desired. Can also add a bit of red onion, if you like (I don't).

BASIL-PARMESAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Process mayonnaise, basil, Parmesan, lemon juice, and garlic in food processor until smooth and pale green, about 10 seconds.
• Combine chicken, celery, apples, and mayonnaise mixture in large bowl.
• Gently toss arugula into chicken salad and season with salt and pepper to taste; serve.