Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

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That is the Peach Salad I make most frequently that makes an look all via summer season! Candy, juicy peaches go so properly with peppery rocket, salty creamy pops of feta, a sprinkling of walnuts and the nutty orange Poppyseed Dressing is simply the right of entirety.

Peach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing in a bowl, ready to be served
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

After a (very!) prolonged water break, the inaugural Vacation Salad Marathon has resumed! Immediately – profiting from juicy summer season peaches (once more):

Peach Salad I is my luxe peach salad which includes Prosciutto and recent mozzarella. It’s a stunner, however it’s virtually a centrepiece in itself. In truth, I’ve performed single serving dimension parts as appetisers – it’s fantastic!

This Peach Salad II is my staple Peach Salad that makes an look all via summer season alongside “all the pieces”. The mix simply works rather well collectively – peppery recent rocket with juicy candy peaches, creamy salty pops of Danish feta (or Persian marinated feta, when you’re feeling beneficiant) drizzled with a nutty orange infused Poppyseed Dressing.

Recent and easy but in addition just a little bit spesh!

Right here’s what you want for Peach Salad II:

Peach Salad ingredients
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

I are usually just a little heavy handed on the peaches vs the greens. I simply can’t assist it – they’re right here for such a short while, I can’t resist profiting from them!

  • Ripe peaches – in the event that they aren’t ripe, it defeats the aim. Don’t make this salad! And no, canned peaches are simply not the identical. OK for desserts. Not for salad. Sorry of us!

  • Rocket/arugula – the peppery leaves and the perky form makes it a super leafy inexperienced base for the juicy slices of peaches. With softer leafy greens like child spinach, the peach slices simply weigh them down / sink to the bottom of the bowl;

  • Walnuts – for a contact of nutty heat crunch. You realize I really like my textures in salads!

  • Feta – creamy pops of salty goodness, works so properly with juicy candy peaches.

And right here’s what you want for the Poppyseed Dressing:

Ingredients in Orange Poppyseed Dressing
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

The poppyseed brings a contact of pretty nuttiness to the flavour in addition to trying fairly placing once you see it drizzled throughout the intense orange peach slices!

Poppyseeds
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe
Close up of Peach Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

Assume – all issues summer season! Something you throw on the BBQ, shiny summery mains or as a part of a salad unfold, one thing I’ve been doing extra of in recent times for informal lunch gatherings.

Listed here are some recommendations:

BBQ Mains

Fireplace up the grill!

Summery Most important Dishes

Fast cook dinner, summery mains.

Salad Unfold

For 4 – 6 folks, I normally do 3 salads, selecting quite a lot of colors, textures and flavours. I normally go for one with a starch in it, then I additionally add a facet of bread, wraps or one thing alongside these traces.

Peach season is so quick. Let’s profit from the time we’ve got left!

What’s the Vacation Salad Marathon?

This was my inaugural Christmas recipe countdown the place I had deliberate to share 30 salad recipes in a row till Christmas Eve – one thing fully completely different to folks’s typical baking countdowns!

Life, nevertheless, obtained in the way in which and I by no means crossed the end line earlier than Christmas. After an prolonged water break, I’ve lastly resumed!!!

These salads are along with my common 3 new recipes every week. As a result of aren’t you bored of the same old tomato-cucumber-lettuce backyard salad routine??

Click on right here to see all of the Vacation Salad Marathon recipes to this point!

Completely on board with peach season.

Dozer eating peach slice
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe
Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

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Serves: 6 Prep Time:
Nutrition facts: 232 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • 120g/ 4oz baby rocket/arugula
  • 2 yellow peaches , ripe and juicy, halved then cut into thin slices (nectarines also work)
  • 1/3 cup walnuts , lightly toasted then broken or chopped into pieces (Note 1)
  • 70g / 2oz creamy Danish feta (or Persian marinated feta or goats cheese)
  • 2 tbsp apple cider or white wine vinegar
  • 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or a nut oil)
  • 1 tsp orange zest , finely grated (optional)
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Dressing: Shake ingredients in a jar.
  2. Place rocket in a bowl. Drizzle with just a little bit of dressing, then toss to coat.
  3. Transfer 1/3 of the salad to serving bowl, scatter over 1/3 peaches, walnuts and feta, drizzle with dressing. Repeat twice more. Serve!

Notes

1. Other nut options: pecans would also be lovely. For a nut free option, pepitas or sunflower seeds.
2. Nutrition per serving, assuming 6 servings.

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