Apple Bacon and Zucchini Medley

Apple Bacon and Zucchini Medley combines popular, easily accessible ingredients into a savory-sweet, flavor-packed side dish which can be served with a variety of main course choices.  Easily prepared, Apple Bacon and Zucchini Medley has something for everyone. Tart-sweet Granny Smith apples hold up well to cooking, zucchini add body to the dish, caramelized red onion further enhances the sweetness of the apples and bacon add the necessary fatty, chewy element; maple-cured bacon is strongly recommended here.  Serve Apple Bacon and Zucchini Medley with Apple Cider Pork Tenderloin for a great autumn dinner.

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 30 minutes, Total Time: 40 minutes.  Serves 4.

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Ingredients:

• 2 Granny Smith Apples
• 2 Zucchini
• 1 medium Red Onion
• 4 oz sliced Bacon (Maple Cured Bacon is recommended)
• 1 Tb Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Tb Unsalted Butter
• ½ Tb fresh Marjoram leaves, if unavailable substitute ¼ tsp dried Marjoram

Preparation:

1. Peel and core the Granny Smith apples, then cut into ¼-inch thick slices, reserve in a bowl.
2. Rinse and trim the zucchini, then cut into ¼-inch thick half-moon slices and combine with the sliced apples.
3. Peel and trim the red onion, then slice thinly lengthwise (top to bottom) and reserve in a second bowl.
4. Cut the bacon slices crosswise into ¼-inch wide pieces.
5. Heat the extra virgin olive oil and bacon pieces in a wide, deep frying pan or wok over a medium-high heat and brown the bacon.
6. Add the onion to the pan, stir to mix with the bacon, sauté over a medium heat until the onion softens and begins to caramelize.
7. Add the apples, zucchini, unsalted butter and marjoram leaves to the pan, stir to mix, cover and cook until the apples and zucchini are easily pierced with a fork.
8. Keep warm until ready serve the Apple Bacon Zucchini Medley at the table.