The phrase "apples on a bed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing the placement of apples on a surface, such as a bed or a table, often in a literal or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The farmer carefully arranged the freshly picked apples on a bed of straw to keep them safe during transport."
Alternatives: "apples on a surface" or "apples on a layer".
Of particular note are their fruit tarts, both small ($2.75 to $4) and large ($16 and up), especially the glazed apple on a bed of applesauce, and the plum.
But by about 1878 he was back in Hartford, where he set up a studio and produced some of his best works, among them "Apples on the Ground" (circa 1878), a fanciful still life showing a half-dozen red and green apples on a golden bed of straw.
In France, a dessert can put you on the map, and what after-dinner classic could be more famous than the tarte Tatin, the beguilingly simple combination of thick caramelized apple slices resting on a bed of flaky pastry?
Close behind was kasseler rippchen ($12.95), a small, soft piece of roasted pork loin smoked with apple wood, resting on a bed of sauerkraut, brew schnitzel ($14.95) or thin-sliced white veal, sauteed with wild mushrooms atop a rich cream sauce, and sauerbraten, slowly marinated pot roast in a sweet-and-sour sauce.
Among items, $4.25 and up, are smoked chicken breast with apples, grapes and walnuts on a bed of lettuce; a grilled veggie sandwich; and tortellini salad with spicy andouille sausage, sweet peppers and red onions tossed in a basil shallot.
Entrees include baked Cornish hen with apple raisin stuffing, served on a bed of snow peas; pepper steak with scallop potatoes and sauteed spinach; and blackened catfish fillet over braised leeks and spaghetti squash.
Their chicken roasted on a bed of apples couldn't be more satisfying, nor could their observation that "you can put practically anything under a roasting chicken, and that bed... will taste fabulous".
The best entree we sampled was the grilled pork loin: a thick, juicy boneless chop on a bed of caramelized apples and fennel.
Boudin blanc was sheer perfection; one night's special, it was delicious grilled pork sausage served piping hot on a bed of warm sliced Rome apples, in a luscious sauce, deglazed with apple cider.
