Rhubarb season is still going strong in my area and I am taking advantage of it as much as possible.
I think I've mentioned before, but I've been working hard on growing a garden this year. I've made an attempt at gardening for years already, but I was not blessed with a green thumb. One of the plants I am growing is rhubarb. One of my bulbs isn't growing, but the other just started growing three beautiful stalks. I am so excited! I am a little sad that it took about a month for the stalks to begin growing. I've also planted kale, eggplant, pumpkin, cilantro, chive, rosemary, mint and tomatoes. I am trying to take it slowly with the veggies this year.
My local farmer's market has nothing but super ginormous strawberries around. just look at these strawberries. I set a regular-sized strawberry alongside the rest just for comparison. These strawberries are about four times the size of normal strawberries. This is what I love about going to a farmer's market for my fruit and veggies - you just can't get strawberries like this at the store. At least not in any of my local stores.
I haven't made a galette in ages, and not one for you yet, so this was long overdue. I've always made savory galettes, so I was excited to make something sweet and and Spring-y.
And what is better than a mix of berries with tart rhubarb and crunchy almond granola wrapped in a flaky, buttery crust? Exactly. This galette is pure happiness and sunshine in every bite. That sounds cheesy, doesn't it? Yes, it definitely sounds cheesy. All I know is that I've been going through some emotional stuff (more on that later), and everytime I have a bite of this berry rhubarb galette, I feel whole again.
These mini galettes are the perfect size dessert for one two. I love it with a bit of plain Greek yogurt and a sprinkling of cinnamon. It's perfect. The thick, creamy and slightly bitter plain yogurt really pairs well with this sweet dessert.
Berry Rhubarb Galette with Almond Granola Topping
Ingredients
Granola
- ½ cup old fashioned oats
- ¼ cup roughly chopped almonds
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- pinch of salt
Galette Dough
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ cup 1 stick frozen butter, cut in cubes
- ½ cup 1 stick chilled butter, cut in cubes
- ½ cup ice water
Filling
- 5 extra large strawberries or about 12 regular strawberries chopped
- 6 ounces raspberries
- 6 ounces wild blueberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 stalks of rhubarb chopped
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Mix the ingredients for the granola together in a bowl, then lay the mixture in a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool and harden.
- In a medium to large bowl, mix the flour, salt and sugar together Use a pastry cutter or your food processor to cut in the butter. The mixture should resemble large crumbs.
- Add the ice water and mix until the mixture is moist. Transfer the dough to plastic wrap and squeeze the dough until it combines to a ball. Flatten the ball to form a disc. Move to the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes or up to 2 days. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, mix the berries, rhubarb, sugar, cornstarch and salt together.
- Take out the dough and cut in four equal pieces. Form each into a ball and flatten them to form discs and roll out each disc until they are about 8 inches in diameter.
- Divide the filling and place in the center of each disc, leaving the edges clear. Fold up the edges of the dough.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with tablespoon of water and brush the egg mixture over the dough of the galette. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the dough.
- Bake the galette for about 20 minutes, then sprinkle the granola over the galettes. Bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the galettes are golden brown.
Notes
Courtney Biggs says
Those look absolutely delicious! I love Spring-y treats as well. I will have to venture and make this recipe for sure. Rhubarb does have a tart taste, and I think that is why I was not too fond of it in a strawberry rhubarb pie, but these look beautiful and scrumptious.
Jenni says
I absolutely love rhubarb! Think I'll have to try this. Looks so delicious!
thedoseofreality says
YUM! This would definitely be a hit in my house! 🙂 Hope you had a happy SITS day!
Joey Lynn Resciniti (@BTaC_blog) says
That looks scrumptious! I love the rhubarb/strawberry combo. I just moved my rhubarb - it wasn't happy and never grew big enough to harvest in the three years I've had it. Maybe next spring!
Jenna @ A Savory Feast says
Happy SITS Day! I love how strawberry and rhubarb go together. This sounds amazing!
Savvy Working Gal says
All of your recipes look so good. I will be checking in to see what you are cooking/creating. Happy SITS Day.
Susan - ofeverymoment says
I hope my rhubarb grows quickly so I can try this amazing recipe! Happy SITS day - glad I found you through them!
Rachel [email protected] Biz Boomer Babe says
I recently decided to eliminate refined sugar from my diet so I don't dare look around your blog. Just wanted to wish you a Happy SITS Day!
Amanda says
You are a stronger woman than I! There are a few healthy recipes (mostly vegan) around if you ever have a moment of weakness and want to look around!
Sue says
stopping by from SITS - those look awesome! we just went strawberry picking so would love to make these - Hope you have a great day 🙂
Lana says
Oh my goodness - everything looks so good! Can't wait to come back and get some great ideas from you. Happy SITS day!
Katherine says
This is perfect. I have so much rhubarb, and other than the typical strawberry-rhubarb crumble, don't know what to do with it. Stopping by from SITS.
Amanda says
Rhubarb goes with everything!! I love the pear/rhubarb and the peach/rhubarb combo a lot. I also like to make a rhubarb syrup (I have a recipe somewhere on the blog). With that, I mix with drinks or fold into yogurt and ice cream!
Ana Lynn says
Happy SITS day! That looks absolutely scrumptious! Good luck with your garden, I had a garden for a couple of years and although it was hard work, it was worth it! Unfortunately due to recent dry summers I had to stop my gardening activities because we didn't have enough water to water it all!
Amanda says
I have a few more stalks growing from my rhubarb and I actually have two pumpkins that are sprouting now too. For someone known for ruining plants, this is such an exciting development. I hope you are able to start a new garden soon!
Elizabeth says
I have never made a galette, but this looks so divine. Thank you for posting!! I must try!
Julie Moore says
Happy SITS Day! This definitely looks like something my hubby would adore! He LOVES rhubarb! Bookmarking for later. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
[email protected] is How I Cook says
Beautiful, Amanda. And good luck with the garden!