I Really Love Your Peaches…..
-All together now with the rest of the lyrics from Steve Miller Band
It’s peach season and I have a lot of peaches that are ripe and ready to go before they are too ripe. I have been adding peaches to everything I can think of including throwing this together for dinner last night. I wasn’t planning on sharing it until I tasted it and my family declared it a winner. Hence, the not so attractive photo of the dish. Who am I kidding – the photo would have looked like this regardless. Ha!
The recipe is super easy, fresh and tastes like summer.
Ingredients: Fish or chicken, 2 -3 peaches, limes, 5-6 large fresh basil leaves, lemons, cooked white rice, lemon pepper, butter, Italian seasonings, salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Choose any fish – salmon, trout, catfish…I used barramundi which is an Asian sea bass. It’s very mild and buttery. Grilled chicken would be good too.
- Melt 1/4 stick of butter (or drizzle a teaspoon or two of olive oil) and pour over the fish fillet.
- Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the fish.
- Season the fish: I used sea salt, Kinders lemon pepper, Kinders garlic and herb seasoning, dried basil and oregano.
- Place on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
- Peach salsa – make enough for the dish or a lot for other uses such as over burrata, ice cream or tossed with shrimp and avocado (Yum!). Coarsely or finely chop 2-3 peaches, tear 5-6 basil leaves, add the juice of a lime and mix together. You can also add red onion and fresh jalapenos if you want. I might do that next time.
- Rice – season with salt, lemon pepper, and lime juice.
- Serve the fish over or on the side of the rice and spoon the peach salsa on top. Quarter another lime and lemon for anyone who wants it and ring the dinner bell.
Be a peach and make this for your loved ones! I think that peach salsa would also be fantastic muddled into a cocktail. I will take one for the team, give it a try, and report back.
Lemon Luster 