Because apples are pretty hot and the weather is cooling down right now, this month we’re sharing a recipe from Owen Pidgeon at Loriendale Orchard – his apple, onion and potato gratin.

Apple, onion and potato gratin
Owen Pidgeon, Loriendale Orchard

Ingredients

• 3 medium apples
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• Ground cinnamon
• 500g onions
• 500g potato
• Cayenne pepper
• Pinch of salt
• 4 tablespoons fresh cream
• 4 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup grated cheese
• 1 cup breadcrumbs

Method

– Peel, core and slice apples thickly. Preheat oven to 200°C.

– Grease medium-sized casserole dish.

– Mix the sliced apples with lemon juice, brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Peel and finely slice the onions and potatoes and mix these two together.

– Layer the two sets of ingredients in the casserole dish, adding some salt and cayenne pepper to the layers of onion/potato.

– Fill to the top of the dish and ensure that the last layer is made up of apple slices. Pour the cream over the filling and dot butter on top.

– Bake for about 45 minutes. Sprinkle cheese and breadcrumbs on top and more dotted butter and bake for a further 15 minutes.

– Serve with accompanying mixed farm-fresh vegetables