Mixed Green Salad With Fresh Peaches, Basil and Chevre

Submitted by CaliforniaJan

"Perfect for summer with a light champagne vinaigrette dressing, this salad is as tasty as it is beautiful."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 small shallot, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon honey
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup oil (a blend of 50-50 olive oil and canola oil)
• 8 cups greens
• 3 peaches, sliced
• 1⁄2 bunch basil sprig
• 1⁄4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1⁄2 cup chevre cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Place dressing ingredients shallot through salt and pepper in the blender and puree. Drizzle in the oil mixture to blend.
2. Place the salad ingredients into a large salad bowl and drizzle lightly with vinaigrette.

Reviews

[Dr. Jenny]

DH, my cousin, and I enjoyed this gorgeous summer salad as a side to grilled pizzas last night. It was fantastic. Loved the combination of peaches and goat cheese and found the vinaigrette to be tangy and refreshing. The only change I made was to use all olive oil for the dressing since I was out of canola oil. I used a really good olive oil that I got as a gift. I will definitely be making this salad again and thought it worked particularly well with grilled pizza. Thanks, Jan. Made for ZWT7

 

[lazyme]

This was a great salad. Loved the vinaigrette - light and refreshing. My little country store didn't have fresh peaches, so I used canned. But I'll be making this again with fresh. Thanks for a nice salad, Jan. Made for ZWT7 for the Emerald City Shakers.