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Chef Jill Aker Ray shows us how to prepare Carolina moon cheese toast with peaches and jalapeno.

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Carolina Moon Cheese Toast with Peaches & Jalapeño

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

2 peaches, pitted and sliced into crescent moons

1 jalapeño, sliced with a mandolin into thin rings

½ cup basil leaves, torn into halves

Maldon sea salt, to taste

Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste

White wine vinegar, to taste

Four ¾-inch slices of country bread, toasted

2 large garlic cloves

1 cup fresh chapel hill creamery Carolina moon (Jersey cow’s milk), brought to room temperature

Red chile flakes, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, combine the peaches, jalapeño, basil and a pinch of sea salt. Add a drizzle of both olive oil and vinegar; taste and add more as desired.

2. Take a raw, peeled garlic clove and rub the toast edge to edge on one side, as if you're "painting" it on. Drizzle the same side with olive oil, and let sit for a minute.

3. Spread the cheese across the toast, and season with sea salt and a pinch of chile flakes.

4. Top the toast with the peach mixture and serve.

CREDIT:

(Recipe adapted from Kyle Reaves, Ava Gene's, Portland OR. courtesy of Tasting Table)

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