I've been buying at least one basket of peaches a week. I've made a very nice crumble, some peach and chili jam for glazing grilled pork loin (which didn't set up properly but is still delicious), and we've been eating them out of hand on the porch with sweet juice running down our chins. I figure by the time we are sick to death of them the season will be over, and by next summer I'll be ready to gorge again.
However, the trouble with buying peaches by the basket is that they all seem to ripen at once!
Last night I got home late and was too exhausted to get very creative, but we had some perfectly ripe peaches on the counter that were doing nothing but attracting fruit flies, so I threw together this quick salad for dinner. I sliced up three peaches, sprinkled them and some fresh chevre over peppery arugula, and drizzled it with sweet balsamic vinegar. It was delicious! We also happened to have a bottle of our favourite $12 Prosecco (this sounds $$$ to our American readers but the Canadians can attest that's a bargain here!) in the fridge and hubs had just found out he's getting a promotion - suddenly it felt all very celebratory! I will admit to stumbling off to bed a little bit tipsy and sticky from peaches - oh summer!
What do you do when you have a whole basket of fruit ripen at once? Do you have a peach jam recipe that never fails? Please share!
