Photo by Ted Cavanaugh, Styling by Sue Li
Plums are summer’s all-stars. You should eat and cook with them only when they are peaking, plentiful, and widely available in many varieties.
Recipe information
Yield
4 servings
Ingredients
3
tablespoons unsalted butter
6
plums, pitted, halved
8
ounces fresh goat cheese
Flaky sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil (for drizzling)
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Preparation
Step 1
Heat a medium skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high. Add butter and swirl to coat skillet. Arrange plums, cut side down, in skillet and cook, shaking skillet occasionally, until cut sides are nicely charred, about 5 minutes. Place, cut side up, on a platter and let cool slightly.
Step 2
Crumble cheese around plums; season everything generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil.