Name: Erin’s Peach & Avocado Green Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For Green Salad:; ½ cup small red onion; 12 oz baby arugula; 2 cups medium ripe peaches; 2 cups medium ripe avocados; ⅔ cup Sliced almonds; 3½ oz mild blue cheese; For Lemon Dressing:; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; ½ tsp dijon mustard; 1 clove garlic; ¾ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp ground black pepper

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How To Make Peach Avocado Green Salad

You won’t get enough of this Peach Avocado Green Salad made with fresh peaches, arugula leaves, and ripe avocados tossed together in a tangy lemon dressing!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 4 minutes

Total: 14 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Green Salad:

½cupsmall red onion,very thinly sliced
12ozbaby arugula,(15 lightly packed cups)
2cupsmedium ripe peaches,or nectarines, pitted and thinly sliced, peels on or off
2cupsmedium ripe avocados,diced
⅔cupsliced almonds,unsalted
3½ozmild blue cheese,crumbled, such as gorgonzola

For Lemon Dressing:

¼cupextra-virgin olive oil
¼cupfreshly squeezed lemon juice,(from 1 to 2 lemons)
½tspdijon mustard
1clovegarlic,pressed, or minced
¾tspkosher salt,or a heaping ¼ fine sea salt
¼tspground black pepper

Instructions

Salad:

Place the red onion in a small bowl and cover with water. Let it rest while preparing the rest of the salad. (This will keep the flavor of the onion but remove some of the harsh after-bite.)
Place the arugula in a large serving bowl.
To toast the almonds, place the almonds in a small skillet over medium-low heat.
Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently (careful, they can burn) until the almonds are fragrant and starting to turn golden on the edges.
Set aside.

Dressing:

In a small bowl or large liquid measuring cup, whisk together the dressing ingredients (oil, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper).
Drizzle half of the dressing over the greens, then toss to coat. Drain the red onion, then scatter it over the arugula.
Top with peaches, avocados, almonds, and cheese.
Just before serving, drizzle on a bit more dressing and give it a final, gentle toss to combine.
Enjoy with additional dressing as desired.

Recipe Notes

If you don’t enjoy blue cheese, replace it with goat cheese or feta cheese.
This salad is a delightful base for seasonal swaps. In the fall and winter, replace the peaches and almonds with thinly sliced apples and walnuts. In the spring and early summer, try a mix of sliced strawberries and pecans.”
To store: This salad tastes best the day it is made. If you’re fine with slightly wilted arugula, it can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 additional days. Wake up the leftovers with an extra squeeze of lemon juice.