Delightful Rhubarb & Fruit Crumble Sundays Dessert

I would just like to share my favourite use of Rhubarb from my allotment 

this dish I make on a regular basis as I am not the biggest fan of Rhubarb on its own,

I have improvised by adding other fruits to the mix to make it not so Rhubarby but more sweet and tasty. 

Recipe

Ingredients:

Rhubarb 2-3 stalks

Strawberries (or any fruit of your choice raspberries, tinned pears in winter)

100 g Sugar (can be adapted to suit personal preference)

200 g Plain Flour or gluten free plain flour

1/4 tsp salt

100g margarine

Method:

1. Chop rhubarb and strawberries/fruit up into baking dish. Sprinkle 50g of sugar over fruit, you can add more if you like it sweeter but the fruit adds natural sweetness.

2. Crumble: Sieve 200 g of plain flour and salt into a bowl or food processor with sharp blade. Chop margarine into the flour using a knife and rub between fingers or whiz up in food processor until mixture looks like fine bread crumbs.

3. Add 50 g of sugar to crumble mix and mix up. Scatter over chopped rhubarb and strawberries.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 5 for 40 minutes. Check to make sure crumble is golden brown and rhubarb and fruit mixture is bubbling up the sides. Remove from oven and allow to cool until warm. Serve with cream/ice cream.

Fidelma Maher

MCA