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Peach Toasts recipe
Peach Toasts recipe

Peach Toasts

by Adrianna Adarme on Jun 12, 2015

Top bread with whipped goat cheese, prosciutto, grilled peaches and basil for an easy, timeless treat. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme from the Fresh Tastes blog).
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Servings
4 to 6 appetizer servings
Course
Appetizer

Tags

Party Picnic Grilling

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Ingredients

  • 2 peaches
  • Olive oil
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ loaf of bread
  • 3 ounces of prosciutto
  • 3 to 4 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Brush each of the slices of peach with olive oil. Over a medium grill (or if you don’t have a grill you can use a grill pan), set the peaches and allow them to grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side.
  2. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, heavy cream, 1 teaspoon of olive oil and salt to a food processor. Pulse until smooth, light and fluffy.
  3. If you like, you can toast the bread or rub it with a bit of garlic. Smother each of the bread slices with a teaspoon or two of the whipped goat cheese. Top with a slice of prosciutto, a few grilled peach slices and basil.

A few years ago, my boyfriend mixed feta cheese with a bit of milk in a food processor and the texture that it made was incredible. It was pourable, fluffy and tasted like heaven. I extended that very, very simple idea and applied it to goat cheese. The added cream cheese gives a bit more tartness to it, and the heavy cream really makes it fluffy and silky. This is the most basic of basic ideas, and really it isn't that much of a recipe at all.

This combination is simple but every time I eat it, which during the summer months is a lot, I always remember why I make it: I can put it together in the matter of a few minutes, I usually have everything on hand and the sweet and salty combination is timeless.

If you're looking for a super fast and simple summer appetizer to serve friends when they come over, serve this!

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About the Author
Adrianna Adarme

Adrianna Adarme is an author, enthusiastic home cook and food blogger who lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2009 she started her blog, A Cozy Kitchen, which has become a place people visit to hear entertaining anecdotes about daily life and to find delicious, comforting recipes from Adrianna's kitchen. A Cozy Kitchen has garnered attention from various publications and blogs, including features and write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Saveur Magazine, Oh Joy, Rachel Zoe's Zoe Report and NBC Latino.

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