6 sweet-and-savoury summer recipe ideas featuring Pink Lady® apples
Summer is well and truly here! To celebrate the warm weather, Pink Lady® is sharing its best sweet-and-savoury recipes to be there for you every day.
Pre-dinner drinks with friends, family picnics or refreshing snacks: Pink Lady® is by your side for every moment shared with loved ones.
When Pink Lady® joins in for drinks
Nothing beats pre-dinner drinks with friends on the patio or in a sun-drenched garden to make the most of the warm weather. For the occasion, open sandwiches with Pink Lady® apples and cream cheese are ideal: fresh, delicious and easy to make.
👨🍳For this recipe, you’ll need:
- 1 Pink Lady® apple
- 20 g cream cheese
- 10 g chives
- 1 tsp lemon juice
It’s child’s play to make! Start by preparing the topping by mixing together the cream cheese, finely chopped chives and lemon juice.
Next, slice the Pink Lady® apple into thin strips and spoon the mixture over them. For the finishing touch, add a few spices, chopped nuts or any other ingredient of your choice to personalise the recipe to your liking.
And there you have it! A fresh, original and flavourful appetiser that’s bound to delight your guests.
Sweet-and-savoury skewers are also an excellent choice for a quick and easy appetiser.
For this recipe, you only need four ingredients:
- 1 Pink Lady® apple
- A few pieces of cheese (comté or gruyère)
- A few rocket leaves
- 4 or 5 green and black olives
Dice the Pink Lady® apple and the cheese. On a wooden skewer, alternate pieces of apple, cheese, a few rocket leaves and olives. In just a few minutes, your skewers are ready to enjoy!
For a balanced and indulgent starter, serve your Pink Lady® apple skewers with some toast and tapenade (olive spread). A simple yet delicious combination that’s sure to be a hit with your guests.
A Pink Lady®-style picnic
Fancy a family picnic by the beach or in a park? Our crunchy sweet-and-savoury Pink Lady® apple sandwich is the ideal recipe for combining indulgence with freshness.
To make it, you’ll need:
- Country-style bread
- 5 g butter
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 slice of cheddar cheese
- 1 slice of ham
- 1 Pink Lady® apple
- A few rocket leaves
- A few pickled onions
Toast two slices of country-style bread in a frying pan. Meanwhile, melt the cheddar cheese on the slice of ham.
Next, make a sauce by mixing the honey and mustard, then spread it over the two slices of toasted bread.
Then, assemble the sandwich: ham, melted cheddar, slices of Pink Lady® apple, rocket leaves and a few pickled onion to add a touch of freshness. Top with the second slice of bread, and enjoy!
A generous, crunchy and tasty sandwich, perfect for your summer outings.
Wraps are a practical, tasty and easy-to-take-away alternative to traditional sandwiches. Try this vegetarian version, which is ideal for a summer picnic.
To make this recipe, you’ll need:
- Vegetarian mince
- 1 pepper
- 1 Pink Lady® apple
- 1 cucumber
- Tortillas
- Salt and pepper
- A dash of oil for frying
- Plain yoghurt
- Salsa
Fry the plant-based mince in a frying pan. Meanwhile, cut the pepper into thin strips. Next, dice the Pink Lady® apple and the cucumber into small cubes, then mix them together in a salad bowl. Add a little salt and a few drops of lemon juice to taste.
Heat the tortillas for a few seconds in a hot frying pan to soften them. Then fill them with the mince, peppers, apples and cucumbers to add some crunch.
Finish by adding a little plain yoghurt and salsa before rolling up the wraps.
All that’s left to do is dig in!
Cool off this summer with fruity drinks
With the hot weather, it’s important to stay well hydrated. Here are two drink recipes to sip while relaxing on your sun lounger.
Our apple and pineapple smoothie is perfect for cooling down and adding a touch of the exotic to your day.
All you’ll need is a Pink Lady® apple, a lemon, two slices of pineapple and two tablespoons of aloe vera juice.
Then simply chop and blend all your fruit together, and you’re all set!
Finally, for those of you who’d like to make an alcohol-free drink, this Pink Lady® apple mocktail is bound to surprise more than a few people!
To make the mocktail, you’ll need:
- 10 cL Pink Lady® apple juice extracted using a juicer
- 2 cL lime juice
- 2 cL organic cherry cordial
- 6 cL Copperhead gin (0% alcohol, 100% botanicals)
First of all, cut your apples into pieces, then put them through the juicer. Next, shake all the ingredients with a few ice cubes for 10 seconds. Pour the mixture into a glass with some ice cubes. And in 5 minutes flat, you’ll have a delicious mocktail! 🍎🍹
