Ruma's Recipe of the Week - Peachy Keen Picks

It's Memorial Day weekend, time to get outside, fire up the grill and enjoy fresh tastes of the season! We've even included a refreshing beverage - best served in the shade with grass between your toes, of course.


Grilled Balsamic Peaches
(A great side-dish for grilled pork or beef)

You need:

• 4 peaches, halved and pitted
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
• 4 sprigs Italian flat leaf parsley, for garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat grill on high heat for 10 minutes
2. Place olive oil in a bowl
3. Add peach halves to bowl and toss to evenly coat with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
4. Cook the peaches, flesh side down, on preheated grill until slightly charred, about 4 to 5 minutes
5. Remove peaches from grill and dust with Cajun seasoning
6. Cut halves into 1-inch thick slices
7. Place halves in bowl; add vinegar and parsley, tossing peaches to coat evenly
8. Place on serving platter and garnish with sprigs of parsley
9. A great side-dish for grilled pork

Makes 4 servings

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White Peach-Silver Tequila

You need:

• 2 ripe white peaches
• 1/4 cup silver tequila
• 1/4 cup peach liqueur
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons simple syrup
• Ice cubes
• Slice peaches, for garnish
• Mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions:

1. Place the peaches in a food processor and process until smooth
2. Pass through a mesh strainer into a bowl
3. Combine the peach puree, tequila, liqueur, lime juice and simple syrup in blender until smooth
4. Serve over ice in rocks glasses and garnish with slice of peach and mint sprigs

Makes 2 servings

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