Lady Apple, Grapefruit and Creme Fraiche Salad

The rain went away so I felt like something sunny & refreshing! Lo and behold, this is what I found:
Candied Lady Apples

adapted from Martha Stewart

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

3/4 cup corn syrup

10 lady apples

Remove the stems from the apples and insert a wooden skewer in each one.

Mix the sugar, water and corn syrup in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook to a very light caramel (barely any color) to about 315F.

Lady Apple, Grapefruit and Creme Fraiche Salad

2 lady apples, thinly sliced

1 medium red grapefruit, peeled and segmented

Fresh ginger, thinly sliced

Pistachios, chopped

Vanilla simple syrup

Creme fraiche, whipped

Fresh mint

Fresh stevia leaves

Make the vanilla simple syrup with equal parts water and sugar. I used 1/2 cup sugar and 12 cup of water with half a vanilla bean. Bring to a boil until sugar dissolves and let it cool. Set aside.

Arrange the sliced apples, grapefruit segments and ginger on a plate. Drizzle with the vanilla simple syrup, sprinkle with the chopped pistachios and herbs and arrange some creme fraiche quenelles on top.
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