Friday, August 8, 2014

Sweet & Spicy Summer Relish with Zucchini, Corn and Peaches

This week our CSA brought an abundance of zucchini, corn and peaches. I always try to cook with the fresh fruits and vegetables I have on hand, even if I don't exactly have a recipe. Sometimes what ends up on the plate is a hit ... and sometimes not so much. Luckily, this relish turned out awesome.


Sweet & Spicy Summer Relish

Ingredients:
  • 2-3 ears of corn, kernels removed
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced 
  • 2 almost ripe but still firm peaches, skin removed and diced
  • 2 TBS olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp Wildtree Spicy Carne Asada Seasoning
    OR 1/2-1 tsp of your favorite bought or homemade taco seasoning
  • Salt to taste (optional)
Heat oil over medium heat in a cast iron or other heavy skillet. 

Add chopped onion and saute until translucent. Crank the heat up to medium high and add zucchini, loose corn and spicy seasoning. When zucchini is heated through and starting to soften add in diced peaches. Continue stirring for one minute then remove from heat. Salt to taste and serve. 



This relish would also be pretty dang awesome if you grilled the corn, zucchini and onion to get a little char on it. If you do that, just chop vegetables to the appropriate size after grilling. Then combine veggies,  peaches, olive oil, spicy seasoning and salt to a bowl and mix.

Serve alone for an easy, light (and vegan) lunch, as a side dish, or on top of grilled chicken or fish.

For real ... YUM!

No comments: