Description
This Peach Caprese Salad recipe is like summer on a plate! It’s light, refreshing, and so easy to make and enjoy on a hot summer day and goes beyond the traditional tomato, mozzarella, basil salad.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large peaches or nectarines, sliced in 1/2" slices and each slice cut in half
- 2 Persian cucumbers, sliced
- 1 pint tricolor cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 4 oz of fresh pesto or marinated mozzarella balls or slices ( if using slices, cut into bite-sized pieces), or vegan mozzarella
- 8 green olives
- 8 cured black olives
- 10 basil leaves, torn by hand
For the Pistachio Vinaigrette
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp honey mustard ( if vegan, use 1 tsp brown mustard and 1/2 tsp maple syrup)
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped shelled pistachios
Instructions
- Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl
- To prepare the vinaigrette, combine all the ingredients in a glass jar with a lid and shake really well
- Right before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss well
- Prep Time: 15
- Category: Salad
- Method: raw
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of the salad
- Calories: 242
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 906
- Fat: 16.5
- Saturated Fat: 4.7
- Unsaturated Fat: 11
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 17
- Fiber: 3.5
- Protein: 9.6
- Cholesterol: 18