How To Make Farmers’ Market Salad with Peaches, Goat Cheese, and Basil
Healthy and refreshing, this farmers’ market salad comes with honey-coated peaches, pistachios, and cheese on a bed of mixed greens.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ⅓cupred onion,(about ½ small onion), thinly sliced
- 3tbsplemon juice,(from ½ of a lemon)
- ⅓cupshelled pistachios,raw
- 3cupspeaches,(3 to 4 pieces), skins left on, cut in chunks
- 1tbsphoney
- 2tbspchampagne,or white wine vinegar
- ⅓cupolive oil
- 5ozmixed greens,like baby spinach, sorrel, or other seasonal farmers market greens
- ⅓cupfresh basil,chopped
- ⅓cupgoat cheese,crumbled
- ½cupyellow or orange tomatoes,(1 large tomato), chopped
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Place the lemon juice in a small bowl and add the onions, gently tossing them with fingers to coat.
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Let them soak for 10 to 15 minutes, then drain and set aside. This will take some of the bite out of the onion.
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In a small, dry skillet over medium heat, toast the pistachios, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes until fragrant and lightly toasted. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
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In a medium bowl, combine the peaches and honey until coated.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar and olive oil. Add the mixed greens and basil, and toss them together with clean hands.
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Place the greens on individual plates or a large platter. Evenly distribute the peaches, goat cheese, tomatoes, pistachios, and red onions over the greens.
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Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 228.03kcal
- Fat: 17.51g
- Saturated Fat: 3.53g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.93g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.36g
- Carbohydrates: 15.05g
- Fiber: 2.61g
- Sugar: 10.67g
- Protein: 4.64g
- Cholesterol: 4.60mg
- Sodium: 393.89mg
- Calcium: 43.04mg
- Potassium: 329.67mg
- Iron: 1.13mg
- Vitamin A: 143.50µg
- Vitamin C: 13.61mg
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