Apple, Onion & Date Noodle Kugel
Growing up for many holiday meals my Mom would make a savory noodle kugle as a side dish. Although it was the New Year and traditionally you eat sweet dishes, that wasn't what was served at our table. You see my Dad was never a fan of mixing the sweets into the main meal.
One year I made a sweet parve kugel, my Dad politely eat it and said it was good, but it was never his thing. So I thought I would combine the traditions of my family with the traditions of the holiday and add some new twists.
I have been addicted to making Parppardella Pasta lately, so I thought that would be a nice change to the traditional egg noodle. I also love one of my Great Finds pressed dates. So the pressed dates and apples are the sweet, and my family tradition of savory is the onions.
Ingredients:
16 ounces Parppadella pasta (I like Trader Joe's)
1 medium white onion halved sliced thin end to end and layers separated
3 small or 2 medium Royal Gala apples peeled cored and sliced thin
lemon bath 1/2 lemon juiced & 4 cups water
2 tablespoons margarine melted for saute pan
3 x large eggs beaten
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 juiced lemon
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup margarine melted
1/2 cup chopped pressed dates or dates 1/4" cubes
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
grease a 13" x 9" baking dish
Boil the pappardella noodles in well salted water till they are al dente'
Prepare the lemon bath and for cut apples
Cut the onions, dates and apples, put apples in lemon bath so they don't brown
Over medium heat saute onions in pan with 2 tablespoons melted margarine. Constantly stir till they are limp and turning golden. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add sliced apples to the pan , saute for 2 minutes so they soften up and turn a bit golden.
In a large bowl combine noodles, onions, apples, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice,honey, melted margarine, salt and pepper.
Separate the cut up dates that get stuck together, and sprinkle them into noodle mixture. Mix in a few at a time so they don't clump together.
Pour mixture into the greased baking pan and cook 55 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool.
Enjoy!!