Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Lyndey Milan's gluten-free crumble with pickled apple and date Food Lyndey Milan's gluten-free crumble with pickled apple and date Preparation time 20 mins plus overnight refrigeration Cooking time 25 mins Serves 4 Ingredients 3 medium green apples (unpeeled), halved, core removed, sliced thinly 1 cup (250ml) cider vinegar 1 cup (250ml) water 2/3 cup (100g) caster sugar Pinch of salt 2 bay leaves 6 slices fresh ginger 4 star anise 140g fresh (approx. 8) Medjool dates Crumble ½ cup (40g) dessicated coconut ½ cup (40g) toasted hazelnuts 2 tbsp coconut blossom or brown sugar ¼ tsp ground cardamom (optional) 100g cold butter, cut into 1cm dice Method Make the pickle the day before the crumble: combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt and spices in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Reduce heat to very low and simmer gently for 10 minutes to infuse flavours. Strain over sliced apples in a glass bowl and weigh down to submerge. Refrigerate overnight. Pre-heat oven to 180ºC. Place strained pickled apples over the base of a greased 6 cup (1.5 litre) baking dish or 4 individual ramekins. For the crumble: Place coconut, hazelnuts, sugar and cardamom in a food processor. Pulse until hazelnuts are still slightly chunky. With the motor running add butter. Process until the butter is rubbed in and distributed through the mixture. Some of the pieces of butter will be pea-sized, while some will be absorbed into the crumble. This can also be done using the tips of the fingers. Top apple mixture with crumble then place in oven and bake for 10–15 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately Lyndey's note: If you are short of time, replace the crumble mixture with 240g crushed Anzac biscuits and bake for 7 mins. The apple pickle is also delicious served with pork, chicken or cheese. Food Preparation time 20 mins plus overnight refrigeration Cooking time 25 mins Serves 4 SHARE Perfect Match McWilliam's 10 Year Old Family Reserve 375ml Tawny NV $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Angove Sugar & Spice Moscato 2022 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Craigmoor 500ml Botrytis 2013 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart St Leonards Moscato 2021 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Glenguin The Sticky 375ml Botrytised Semillon 2023 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart All Saints Estate Moscato 2021 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Gudilly Sparkling Shiraz NV $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Allegiance Wines Sweet Betty 375ml Botrytis Semillon 2018 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hungerford Hill Moscato 2023 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Z Wine Xave Late Harvest Riesling 2023 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Lisa McGuigan Black Moscato NV $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Peter Drayton IronBark Hill Moscato 2023 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Leconfield 375ml Noble Riesling 2021 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Two Blues Sauvignon Blanc 2014 1 case has been added to your cart. Cart total: xxx 1 case, 12 bottles, 3 accessories Checkout Continue Shopping You might also like Food Lyndey Milan's Lamb Pie Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 May 2017 Food Coconut and Strawberry Mousse with Rosé Sorbet Food Lyndey Milan's quick chicken cassoulet with preserved lemon Words by Lyndey Milan on 1 Jan 2017