Melon Salad with Prosciutto and Peach Crumble Pie

The strangest thing happened!  We had a monsoon storm that lasted a good 3 hours last evening with continuous thunder and when I say continuous I mean a rumble that sounded much like a loud and constant sonic boom, lots of lightening, high winds and absolutely not one drop of rain. It's still "stankin'" hot too, like is it in most of the country and with high humidity which means a refreshingly light salad like the one we had for dinner is the perfect meal. 

Cubes of seedless watermelon, honeydew and sliced nectarines join paper thin slices of red onion and spicy serrano pepper in a minty, vinagrette made from lemon juice, olive oil and honey. On a bed of arugula and garnished with thin slices of prosciutto and Romano cheese, it's darn near perfect...that's if you remember the romano cheese in the first place. As you'll see from the photo, I didn't. Head on over to myrecipes.com for the recipe and see for yourself.

It was a light and delicious Sunday night dinner although had it not been for the peach pie, we'd have been wondering where the heck dinner was. To be perfectly honest when you're on a "moderation plan" like the one we are, you need to take the whole picture into account when you're planning on having pie for dessert and that's the main reason behind our very light dinner salad. Otherwise I'd have likely put some garlic toast or a gargantuan piece of meat or something on the plate with the salad as a filler.

What a pie - lovely fresh beautiful perfectly ripe peaches, smothered in a creamy custard of tart sour cream and mellow caramel flavored brown sugar, flavored with just the right amount of vanilla and all in a crisp perfectly tender crust. Topped with a cinnamon flavored buttery crumble, each piece is a symphony of summer in all its glory and worth every single solitary calorie. Some things just are, aren't they?  

Creamy Peach Pie with a Crumble Top (from JBug’s Kitchen inspired by Southern Living)

Pastry for a single crust pie

4 large peaches

1/2 cup brown sugar

2-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup sour cream

Crumble Topping:

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup softened butter

Preheat oven to 400. Line a 9 inch pie pan with pastry and crimp edges. Refrigerate until needed.

Blanch and peel peaches and slice. Set aside. In a large bowl whisk together brown sugar, flour and salt. Add egg, vanilla and sour cream and whisk until smooth. Fold in peaches and pour into prepared crust. Bake in preheated 400 oven for 12 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and bake for additional 30 minutes. Remove from oven and increase heat to 400.

Combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon together then add softened butter. Using a fork, mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie, return to oven and bake additional 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate any leftovers.  

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Comments

[Lea]

What a perfectly fabulous meal! What a freak storm - no rain, eh? I love melon and proscuitto!

[June]

Lea - it really is a delicious combination and the mint freshens the flavor too. Ya weird storm - we'll be plum happy when monsoon season is over.

[pam]

I've made that salad before and it is yummy. I would love a slice of that pie!

[June]

Pam, I agree, it's a great salad and as for the pie, well.... I wish I could send you a slice too. It's calling to me from the refrigerator at the moment.

[Lorraine]

It is just overcast and cool here this week. I love the salty sweet combo of the salad, and the sour cream with the peaches, yum. Where's the ice cream?

[June]

Lorraine - I'm kinda' sick of this salad weather and would trade ya' for some overcast soup makin' days. As for the pie - can you believe it didn't need any? Really...seriously.