Peach Melba

Delicious and gorgeous. Imagine 2 sweetened peach halves swimming in a puddle of raspberry sauce. Quick and easy, too; the perfect recipe. This also works well with nectarines and blackberries or any combination of those four. Cook time is chill time.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar, plus
• 1  tablespoon sugar, divided
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of
• 2  peaches, halved and pitted
• 1⁄2 cup raspberries
•  vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Bring 1 cup sugar and the water to a simmer and cook until sugar is dissolved; add lemon juice and peaches and simmer until peaches are tender, about 10 minutes (test with the tip of a knife); Drain peaches and let cool enough to handle; remove peach skins and chill peaches; press raspberries through a fine sieve and catch juice in a bowl; add the remaining 2 T sugar and stir to dissolve.
2. To serve, ladle raspberry sauce into 2 shallow soup plates; place 2 peach halves and a small scoop of ice cream in each.