Two of my biggest recipe influencers of late: what I’m getting in my CSA box and ideas from my favorite food bloggers while connecting via social media outlets. Case in point: Here The Spicy RD recounts a twitter conversation we had last month over homemade appleasauce. We made our pear versions around the same time (but EA is way more on the ball than me considering I’m just getting around to posting now.)
I get my CSA share from Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative – they support dozens of local Lancaster County farms so you get a selection from several different farmers every week in your goodie box. They also offer a Community Medicine Share (CMS), which includes fresh herbs, homemade lotions, tonics and other medicinals – how cool is that?? Anyway, this particular week, we regular half-share holders benefited from the extra ginger root that was in the CMS shares. I’d never seen true fresh ginger, as in white/green/purple skin vs. brown and dried skin.
As you can imagine, it smelled divine.
Since I had some apples and pears looking a little sad, I figured it was time for applesauce. And why not throw in some chopped pieces of that fresh ginger? End result: a pear applesauce with a big gingery kick that tasted divine, too.
Ginger Pear Applesauce
- Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients
- 1-inch fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
- 2 pears, cored and chopped
- 5 apples (I used Fuji), cored and chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, add all ingredients. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for about 20 minutes. Blend with immersion blender or food processor.
And here are links to The Spicy RD’s yummy fruit sauces:
Homemade Applesauce with Mulling Spices
Orange Ginger Pear Sauce
Do you make homemade fruit sauces? Any fun combinations to share?
Your sauce looks amazing!! Love that you left it a little chunky too 🙂 I am in awe of the natural ginger root, and your medicinal CSA box-how cool is that?? Thanks so much for sharing my sauce recipes! Sending lots of pear and apples sauce love our way! xo
EA-The Spicy RD recently posted..Cranberry Orange Quinoa Pudding with Toasted Almonds
I got some ginger in my CSA box this week (Harmony Valley Farm) that looks just like that. It’s amazing how juicy truly fresh ginger is. This sounds perfect for my last two pears. Too bad I ate all the apples. I’ll have to pick up some more at the co-op.
So cool that you got some ginger as well! Always good to have an excuse to buy more apples 🙂
i’m a fan of ginger and pear – amazing combo. will try this!
Yum! I loved the ginger in there. Not so much the apple peel. It just doesn’t grind up small enough for me. Maybe I’ll partially peel the apples next time so I still get some of the benefits from the peel.
Wonder if honey will work instead of brown sugar
I think you could use honey – try it and let me know!