Red Delicious Apples are crisp, juicy, and offers a mildly sweet taste with flavors of melon. Red Delicious apples are best used in fresh preparations: add to green, fruit and chopped salads or use as an edible garnish on sandwiches, quesadillas and burgers. Red Delicious apples are high in dietary fiber and contain vitamin C. Red Delicious apples are higher in antioxidants than many other apple varieties, most of which are contained in the skin.