Grilled Peaches with Fennel and Vanilla Ice Cream
Motherland
10 minutes
15 minutes
Warm peaches, fragrant fennel sugar and slowly melting vanilla ice cream make a dessert that requires very little effort and receives rather more credit.
Ingredients
- 6 ripe but firm peaches
- 1½ tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- 1½ pints vanilla ice cream
- 2 tbsp honey (optional)
Directions
- Toast the fennel seeds in a dry skillet for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Cool, then crush them finely with the sugar and salt.
- Heat a clean grill or grill pan to medium-high.
- Halve and pit the peaches. Brush the cut sides very lightly with oil.
- Grill cut-side down for 3–4 minutes, without moving them, until marked and beginning to soften. Turn and grill for 1–2 minutes more.
- Arrange the warm peaches on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the fennel sugar and lemon zest.
- Add scoops of vanilla ice cream just before serving and drizzle with honey, if using.
- Put the platter in the middle of the table and act surprised when none remains.
