Bacon-Wrapped Cosmic Crisp® Apples With Cosmic Crisp Vietnamese Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce

Culinary Challenge, Cooking

Ingredients

For the Bacon-wrapped Cosmic Crisp® Apples

1 pound thick sliced bacon – cut in half to make 24 slices
4 Cosmic Crisp® apples – cut into 24 wedges
2 serrano Peppers – cut into thick 1/4″ slices

For the Cosmic Crisp® Vietnamese Nuoc Cham Sauce

1/4 cup Cosmic Crisp® apples – julienne sliced
1 serrano- with seeds and finely sliced
2 garlic cloves – minced
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 tablespoons hot water
1 tablespoon palm sugar

For the Cosmic Crisp® Apple and Bok Choy Slaw

1/2 cup Cosmic Crisp® apples – julienned
1 cup bok choy- finely chopped (both green leaves and stalks)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Culinary Challenge Winner!

Recipe by Adrienne Vradenburg, Winner of the Cosmic Crisp® Culinary Challenge Retail Chef Category!

“I was very impressed with the use of the Cosmic Crisp® apples in a Vietnamese dish. I was even more impressed that the Cosmic Crisp® apples were cohesively used three different ways in the dish — bacon wrapped, Nuoc Cham sauce and Apple & Bok Choy Slaw.”

– Carla Hall, Chef and Cosmic Crisp® Culinary Challenge Judge

For the Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Cosmic Crisp® Apples

Preheat the oven to 425 Degrees F. Wrap each of the Cosmic Crisp® apple wedges with a bacon slice. Place a serrano pepper slice on top of the bacon-wrapped apples; insert a toothpick through the center of each bacon-wrapped Cosmic Crisp® apple. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for approximately 20-25 minutes or until the bacon is slightly crispy.

For the Cosmic Crisp® Apple Vietnamese Nuoc Cham Sauce

In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine the julienned Cosmic Crisp® apples, serrano slices, minced garlic, lime juice rice vinegar and fish sauce. In a separate small bowl, combine the hot water with the palm sugar; stir until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the palm sugar/water mixture into the Cosmic Crisp® apple/serrano mixture; mix until well-combined.

For the Cosmic Crisp® Apple and Bok Choy Slaw

In a medium-sized mixing bowl add the julienned Cosmic Crisp® apples, bok choy, rice vinegar, lime juice and salt; mix until well-incorporated.

To Serve:

Place the Cosmic Crisp® apple and bok choy slaw onto a serving platter. Arrange the bacon-wrapped Cosmic Crisp® apples onto the slaw. Serve with the Cosmic Crisp® Vietnamese Nuoc Cham Sauce. Enjoy this delicious crowd-pleasing appetizer for your next summer potluck!