Just Peachy Summer Salad
Weather: it’s been a few gray days in a row
What I’m listening to: the chirp of five baby chicks
I made this fabulous summer salad along with dinner, but I couldn’t come up with a name for it. So, I set up a recipe naming contest on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with a photo of the salad asking fans to help me name it. It was great fun. Thank you to my reader, Ramona, for her “Just Peachy” suggestion! And thank you to everyone who played along. Be looking forward to more recipe naming opportunities in the future.
I was thrilled with how the flavors in this salad came together. Tender baby greens, sweet peaches, crisp red onions, crunchy almonds, and salty feta all drizzled with a homemade honey vinaigrette. It’s a fresh and healthy way to use those ripe summer peaches.
Summer Peach Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 8 oz spring mix greens
- 1 large peach pitted and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
For the Vinaigrette:
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon poppy seeds
- ¼ cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add greens to a salad bowl. Scatter peaches on top, followed by onions, nuts, and cheese.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the dressing ingredients until well combined. Drizzle over salad. Toss and serve promptly.
this looks gorgeous – I would never think to put peaches and red onion and feta together in a salad but I love all those flavours, and living in Cyprus we have amazing fresh feta so I will be testing this one for sure! 🙂
Well hello from Alaska all the way to Cyprus! Enjoy some of that amazing feta for me. Oh and I hope you love the salad – it’s a keeper. 🙂
That looks fantastic, and definitely says summer….
Sure looks and reads yummily.
Always looking for new salad recipes to take to Saturday quilt days at the church. And I even helped, 🙂 This was yummy!
Hope the quilters love this salad! And thanks for the help! 🙂
This looks fantastic! I love fruit on salads, and am always looking for an excuse to eat more feta! 🙂