This easy and wholesome Peach Caprese Salad consists of all of the traditional substances like cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and balsamic glaze. I’ve additionally added prosciutto (or bacon in its place), recent cherries, and toasted pine nuts. It’s the proper summer season salad that can add a lot taste and colour to any menu!
Peach Caprese Salad
I really like pairing candy and savory flavors, and this recipe is an ideal instance. Juicy summer season fruits like yellow peaches and cherries are mixed with savory substances like mozzarella, prosciutto, and pine nuts. This sweet-savory mixture not solely tastes wonderful but additionally appears beautiful. Serve it for informal gatherings or extra formal dinners—it’s versatile sufficient for each. You possibly can even put together it forward of time for summer season events, potlucks, BBQs, and cookouts.
Salad Components
- Peaches: Recent yellow peaches are perfect for this salad. Whereas white peaches can be utilized, they gained’t provide the identical vibrant presentation. Select peaches which might be agency however not too exhausting, and keep away from overly tender ones. They need to have a slight give when pressed. Be certain to clean the peaches completely below heat operating water to take away any grime or particles.
- Recent Cherries: Use agency, recent, unwrinkled, darkish candy cherries. Pit and slice every cherry in half. I used a really useful cherry pitter that I obtained on Amazon.
- Tomatoes: I used halved cherry (or grape) tomatoes – their small measurement works effectively with the remainder of the substances.
- Mozzarella Cheese: This salad makes use of recent Mozzarella, which has a tender texture and a gentle taste. I selected small Mozzarella balls labeled as “pearls,” which pair completely with cherry or grape tomatoes.
- Prosciutto: Toast the prosciutto in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes to make it crispy.
- Pine Nuts: Toast pine nuts within the oven at 350°F for about 5 minutes till golden. Regulate them, as they’ll burn shortly!
- Recent Basil Leaves: Add recent basil for taste and a stupendous presentation.
Balsamic dressing choices
- Retailer-Purchased Balsamic Glaze: Yow will discover it in lots of grocery shops in the identical aisle as olive oil and bottles of vinegar.
- Home made Balsamic Glaze: Simmer 1 cup of balsamic vinegar with ¼ cup of honey or brown sugar till it reduces by half and thickens to a syrupy consistency.
- Retailer-Purchased Balsamic French dressing: This dressing usually combines olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and different substances.
- Home made Balsamic French dressing: Combine equal components additional virgin olive oil and high-quality balsamic vinegar, plus about 2 tablespoons of honey, then whisk till emulsified.
- Excessive-High quality Aged Balsamic Vinegar: Italian-aged balsamic vinegar, reminiscent of Aceto Balsamico I.G.P. or Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale D.O.P., has a wealthy, syrupy texture and a milder acidity. It’s good by itself as a salad dressing—simply drizzle straight from the bottle, utilizing solely a small quantity.
Recipe suggestions
- Peaches: For the very best taste, use recent yellow peaches throughout their summer season season. Be certain they’re ripe sufficient. If recent peaches aren’t obtainable, you may substitute with defrosted frozen peaches or canned peaches, although recent is all the time preferable.
- Ripe Peaches: Guarantee your peaches are ripe, as unripe peaches will not be as candy and will have a tough texture. In case your peaches aren’t ripe but, enable them to ripen at room temperature for a couple of days.
- Yellow Peaches: Whereas white peaches are tasty, yellow peaches provide a extra vibrant presentation.
- Agency Peaches: Go for agency (however ripe!) peaches, particularly if you happen to’re making ready the salad forward of time, as they’ll maintain up higher.
- Grilled Peaches: Improve the flavour and presentation by grilling the peaches earlier than including them to the salad.
- Leafy Greens: Add spinach, arugula, or a mixture of each.
- Prosciutto Substitute: If prosciutto isn’t obtainable, cooked chopped bacon is a good various.
- Add Protein: Flip this salad right into a satisfying weeknight dinner by including grilled hen, sautéed or grilled shrimp, or salmon. Rotisserie hen can also be a handy choice.
Serving recommendations
This easy Peach Caprese Salad is a perfect summer season facet dish, good alongside grilled steaks, hen, burgers, or sandwiches. With peach season being so brief, you should definitely profit from it with this salad. If it’s too scorching exterior to make use of the grill or oven, attempt these gentle and summery stovetop dinner recipes—they pair fantastically with the Peach Caprese Salad:
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- Mediterranean Salmon with Rice and Chickpeas
- Italian Sausage Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Tomato Sauce
Extra summer season peach salads to attempt
- Peach and Blueberry Spinach Salad with Prosciutto, Pecans, and Balsamic Dressing
- Peach Pasta Salad with Arugula and Tomatoes
- Summer season Fruit Salad with Peaches, Cherries, and Honey-Lemon Dressing
- Summer season Peach & Blackberry Salad with Pecans, Feta, and Balsamic Glaze
- Summer season Pasta Salad with Peaches, Spinach, Tomatoes, Prosciutto, and Mozzarella Cheese
Peach Caprese Salad
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Components
Components it’s essential prepare dinner
- 3 oz prosciutto
- ⅓ cup pine nuts
Salad substances
- 2 yellow peaches thinly sliced
- 2 cups recent cherries pitted and halved
- 8 oz purple cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, halved
- 8 oz recent Mozzarella cheese pearls – small balls
- recent basil leaves
Dressing
- ⅓ cup balsamic glaze or discount, see observe beneath
Directions
Prepare dinner prosciutto
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Preheat the oven to 350 F. Unfold Prosciutto in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
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Toast for about 10 minutes or extra till crispy. Take away from oven.
Toast pine nuts
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Toast pine nuts for about 5 minutes till they flip golden within the preheated oven at 350 F. Watch the nuts fastidiously as they burn shortly!
Meeting
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On a big serving platter, assemble thinly sliced yellow peaches, halved cherries, halved cherry (or grape) tomatoes, and Mozzarella cheese. Prime with crispy prosciutto, toasted pine nuts, and recent basil leaves.
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Drizzle the salad with the balsamic glaze.
Notes
Salad dressing choices
- Home made balsamic glaze. Make the balsamic glaze by cooking down the balsamic vinegar along with a small quantity of honey or brown sugar till the combination reduces by about half. For instance, mix 1 cup of balsamic vinegar + ¼ cup of honey or brown sugar and prepare dinner it down. The consistency needs to be thick sufficient to coat the again of the spoon however not overly thick.
- Use store-purchased balsamic glaze. It’s offered in the identical aisle as common balsamic vinegar and/or olive oil. You can even get it on Amazon.
- Use an aged balsamic vinegar made in Italy. Aged balsamic vinegar is usually offered in specialised shops or sections of international meals at some grocery shops. It has a thick, syrupy consistency, totally different from common balsamic vinegar. It is dear however so value it. It is sweeter, thicker, and never as acidic as common balsamic vinegar, and you should use it as is (with out cooking down). It needs to be labeled as Aceto Balsamico I.G.P. or Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale D.O.P.
- Or, use your favourite balsamic vinaigrette-based salad dressing.
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