Pink Lady struts in David Chang's apple salad with kimchi
An apple today keeps the turkey away? Anything's possible, and to think that I was going to treat myself to leftover turkey soup from last night. Not! I was sent an NPR link by someone who obviously knows how much I ♥ David Chang, and after realizing that I had quite every single ingredient available in my fridge or in the garden, set out to put together this peculiar salad of apples, kimchi and bacon. That's right, apples and kimchi and bacon. It was great!
Sweet, salty, tart, tangy, sharp, spicy, smoky, strong, crunchy, creamy...in other words, this ain't no salad for chickens, or turkeys for that matter. I appreciated the range of textures involved, from the crisp Pink Lady apple to the crackle of oven-cooked pancetta (bacon) which I cut into thick strips. Pink Lady is the trademark name for Cripps Pink, and I really do prefer them over the Fuji that Chang lists in his recipe. Pink, hearts...a gal has her tastes.
The napa cabbage kimchi that I have has been sitting in the fridge at least a month. Me likes it strong and potent. As for the ingredient labne which appears as a small plop on a plate, wikipedia clarified that it also goes under the more common name of strained yogurt. Sweetened with a bit of maple syrup, it hooks up the aforementioned trio in a way that no persistent matchmaker ever could. It had me moaning. Apples, kimchi, bacon. Who woulda thought? Thankfully, the bite of arugula brought everything down back to reality. Whew!
Recipe: Fuji Apple Salad With Kimchi, Smoked Jowl & Maple Labnehttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114289124
scribbled from the chestnut forest by Rowena... at 4:27 PM
13 Comments:
Looks delish. Fuji apples from new Zealand are great, dont like the ones from the US-like a whole different apple.
Interesting combination. I recently found out that there are about 7000 different types of Apples. My most recent discovery is one called a cherry apple, which is very sweet and crunchy. I love them!
debating whether to do this today or tomorrow, I have all the components (kinda) but other things need to be cooked today...I think it may be tomorrow...sounds so good!
Really interesting combo of flavors. May try this out with my family during the holidays; at the very least, I will probably polish the plate. I love fruit in savory dishes/salads.
Nice salad. I would love to have one tomorrow for dinner.
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I don't know what it is exactly about bacon and apples, but they do make a great combo. Pink Lady apples + oven-toasted pancetta, however, sounds utterly sublime!
Nicole - I bet they are! Not sure if they're grown in Italy, but if I see them, I'll have to give'em a try.
Brad - 7000??? I did not know this...hmmm...maybe I should do an apple article one day, at least for the ones grown in Italy.
Kat - I still remember one of your posts on a type of apple with a sugary sweet spot in the middle...I think one of those would work fabulous in this recipe!
Marie - the only reason why this dish wouldn't work (for some) is the kimchi. It's a love or hate thing. So glad that I grew up with the stuff! Kimchi and fried spam on hot rice!!
Foodie - it beats another turkey leftover reheat in the microwave. ^-^
Anonymous - are you speaking from experience? ;-)
Midge - a light bulb just went off in my head...how about a PL apple, crispy pancetta and PEANUT BUTTER sandwich?! With hot cocoa on the side, please.
I was a bit shocked to find that out myself. I'm always seeing different brands / types but I never thought there were 7000 different varieties!
whoo hoo that is the kind of apples that are in season now :)
7000 varieties of apples - that's what biodiversity is all about. When we say we want to protect local biodiversity (and avoid monoculture) we are trying to make sure that all that wonderful variety is not lost, just because some imported, mass produced variety is a little cheaper. 7000 - I had no idea, that's terrific.
Martin - there is one apple in particular that I would love to grow in my garden if it could withstand Italy's winters...the mountain apples of Hawaii. They're actually malay apples, and are hard to come by even when I'm back home in the islands.
Ohhhh, it looks so tasty!
I like apples in my spinach salad wth bacon, cranberries, etc. Yep, salty, sweet and tart!
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