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🥗 Apple Cheese Spaetzle with Crunchy Salad
619 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- apples, red 2 pcs.
- mini romaine 4 pcs.
- spätzle, fresh 800 g
- oil 2 tbsp
- vinegar 1 tbsp
- salt pinch
- pepper, black ground pinch
- honey 1 tsp
- onions, yellow 2 pcs.
- butter 2 tbsp
- sugar pinch
- milk 150 ml
- nutmeg, ground pinch
- gouda, young block 200 g
Instructions
- 1. Fill a large pot with about 3 liters of water and bring it to a boil.
- 2. Wash the apples thoroughly, quarter them, remove the stem and seeds, and grate them coarsely.
- 3. Remove the core from the romaine lettuce and cut the greens into strips about 0.5 cm wide.
- 4. Wash the lettuce strips and spin them dry in a salad spinner.
- 5. Cook the spaetzle for about 5 minutes in the boiling water.
- 6. Then drain the spaetzle in a sieve.
- 7. Mix 1 tablespoon of oil, vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl.
- 8. Season the liquid with salt, pepper, and honey.
- 9. Stir half of the grated apples into the dressing.
- 10. Set the bowl with the apple dressing aside.
- 11. Halve the onions, peel them, and cut them into thin strips.
- 12. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan over medium to high heat.
- 13. Fry the onion strips for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
- 14. Add the remaining apple strips and cook them for about 3 minutes.
- 15. Season the apple-onion mixture with salt, pepper, and sugar.
- 16. Remove the pan from the heat and set the apple-onion mixture aside on a plate.
- 17. Add 1 tablespoon of butter, milk, and a pinch of nutmeg to the same pan.
- 18. Bring the mixture in the pan to a boil.
- 19. Reduce the heat after the mixture has boiled.
- 20. Add the drained spaetzle to the pan.
- 21. Season the spaetzle in the pan with salt and pepper.
- 22. Sprinkle the Gouda cheese over the spaetzle.
- 23. Gently fold the spaetzle until the cheese has melted.
- 24. Toss the dry lettuce strips with the prepared apple dressing.
- 25. Plate the cheese spaetzle.
- 26. Garnish the spaetzle with the fried apple and onion strips.
- 27. Serve the spaetzle together with the salad.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 619
- Protein: 25 g · Fett/Fat: 27 g · Carbs: 67 g