Summer is in full swing here in New England and that means Farmer’s Market every week.  My kids and I love going to the Farmer’s Market each week to explore what all the vendors have to offer.    I love seeing the spray of colors pop as they catch my attention.   I want to buy two of everything!  I let my boys, ages 4, 8, and 14 pick whatever they want.  They are like kids in a candy store going from stand to stand carefully choosing their goodies.  One thing they all agree on is that they love peaches.  Fresh peaches are a wonderful find at local farmer’s market.  They are locally grown and most farmers grow their produce without chemicals.  (An added plus for me since grocery store organic can get pricey!)

Farmer Market Cornucopia!

After an afternoon at the market we come home with bagfuls of goodies.  Tomatoes, peppers, onions, and lots and lots of peaches.    Inevitably upon our return home my children declare they are starving.  They want food and they want it now.  I want them to eat healthy.  I want them to have a summer of good foods and good fun.  And I want them to actually enjoy eating the food I make instead of them complaining or feeling forced to eat what they deem inedible.

The boys enjoying the snack--unaware of the goodness it delivers!

I decide to whip up some fresh summer salsa for them.  We all love salsa here and I make fresh salsa weekly.  But today I was feeling bored with the same old ingredients I usually use.  And the aroma from the fresh ripe peaches were tingling my senses.  That’s it!!  I’ll make peach salsa.  It was amazingly good and my children happily gobbled it up.  We didn’t even have any left over to refrigerate for later.   This salsa is sweet and tangy.  My 8 year old asked if there was sugar in it to which I replied no and he could not believe it.  The peaches give a sweet taste that combine with the peppers and onions to make a delightful treat.    If you are looking for a light but filling summer lunch, this will be a hit!

Fresh Peach Salsa

3 fresh tomatoes

2 peppers (one green, one yellow or orange)

1 red onion

3 -4 fresh peaches

1 T lime juice

1 tsp salt

Cut top off tomatoes and spoon out seeds.  Chop tomatoes, green pepper and onion and add to a large bowl.  Gently slice peaches into small bite size bits.  Add to bowl.  Add lime juice and salt. Stir gently.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend with one another.  Serve with organic corn tortilla chips or for a fuller meal, top off a bowl of tuna and cottage cheese with the salsa and enjoy!

Beth is a work at home mom trying to raise her children with a better understanding as to what food is good and what foods are for “once in a while and of course the NEVER IN YOUR BODY food like items as well. She and I have been great friends for a decade now. We both are raising a Celiac child and love to explore new health and food trends together.  her husband is owner of DJNM Technologies and is my go to tech man–who I go to a lot–PC’s and I do not see eye to laser!

Thanks beth for such a great post to share!  ♥♥

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