Smoked ham with caramelized apples on toast

Place onion slices in a 500 ml (2 cup) Mason jar.

Bring vinegar and water to a boil in a small stainless steel saucepan, add 2 tbsp. maple, the salt and pepper and boil for 5 minutes.

Pour vinegar over onion slices, stir well and let cool at room temperature. Cover and refrigerate.

Melt butter over medium-high heat in a stainless steel pan and cook apple slices about 2 minutes.

Add remaining maple syrup, lower heat and continue cooking until apples are well caramelized and start to shrink. Remove from heat and set aside.

Toast the country-style bread slices and spread with the grainy mustard.

Lay out smoked ham slices over the mustard, followed by the caramelized apple quarters and garnish with the marinated onion.

Serve immediately.

Refrigerate the remaining onion slices in the fridge for future use.