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Jsix restaurant’s executive chef Christian Graves combines herbs, greens and cheese to highlight peaches as the summer fruit comes into season.
He starts by drizzling honey on a plate and then sprinkling it with fresh thyme. He places peach halves cut-side down on the honey and lets them sit for 15 minutes.
Then he sears them in a hot pan, cut-side down, for 30-45 seconds, or until they start to turn brown around the edges. He puts them back on the honey-drizzled plate to cool and then moves them to a cool, clean plate.
Next, he combines frisée, arugula, thinly sliced onion and torn basil leaves and tosses them with a vinaigrette made with sherry vinegar and olive oil seasoned with a little salt, pepper and sugar.
He plates the salad and tops it with a roasted peach half, a ball of burrata cheese — mozzarella filled with cream and mozzarella shreds — and a toasted baguette slice.
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