This Peach Salad with Peach Hazelnut Dressing is made with fresh peaches and greens. Then it's topped with a homemade peach-hazelnut dressing and some hazelnuts.
It's okay. You're on the right blog. So, I made a salad. I know, shocking right.
I had the most amazing peach salad while I was in Miami and it has me on a serious peach kick. I'd love to recreate that recipe, but for today I went with quick and easy.
However I did make my own dressing. I'm not a huge "smother a salad with dressing" kind of gal. When I do use them I prefer fruity ones. They give salad a nice burst of freshness.
For anyone who thinks making your own dressing is difficult, or time consuming, well, you're just plain wrong. Dressings and vinaigrettes are wicked easy to make and the flavour is so incredible.
Honestly, I love using fresh ingredients to make my own dressings. I save store bought dressings to marinate things in. I'm cool like that.
You should be cool like me, and pick up some peaches to make this amazing salad. Then whip up some quick and easy peach dressing.
When you sit down to dinner with the famdamnily just pretend this salad was super hard to make. Tell them you worked on this salad all the live long day.
You deserve to have someone else do the dishes, rub your feet, maybe fetch your slippers for you. You did work your butt off today making this salad, right.
I love this salad SO much. You really need to give it a try. I mean, look at it. Don't you just want to take a big bite of it.
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Peach Salad with Peach-Hazelnut Dressing
Ingredients
For the Peach Salad:
- 4 cups mixed salad greens any kind
- 1 cup fresh peaches peeled and sliced
- ¾ cup hazelnuts chopped
For the Peach-Hazelnut Dressing:
- 1 cup fresh peaches peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 tablespoons olive oil more if needed
- 1 dash salt
- 1 large oranges juiced
- ¼ cup hazelnuts
Instructions
For the Peach Salad:
- Rinse, dry, then toss your greens. Place in a large serving bowl.
- Cut up peaches and toss into the serving bowl over the greens.
- Toss the chopped hazelnuts in the serving bowl.
- You can leave layered, or toss the whole thing to mix it up.
For the Peach-Hazelnut Dressing:
- Place the peaches, sugar, and balsamic vinegar into a food processor with the chopping blade. Give it a few good pulses. Then turn it on and let it mix for about a minute to combine ingredients.
- Add the olive oil (slowly and you whir the food processor) then add some salt. Check the taste after shutting off the machine. Adjust as needed. You might want to add more olive oil or salt, or if you like pepper feel free to add that now.
- Now pour in the orange juice and the hazelnuts. Pulse a few times, then give it a good whir for about a minute, until everything combines beautifully.
- Transfer to a bottle or dish with a spout. I like to refrigerate mine for about an hour before serving.
- Remove from fridge.
- Pour over salad and let the peachy magic happen.
- Serve with a big old peachy keen smile!
I signed up for a local CSA on Sunday and I had my first delivery on Monday. They have TONS of local produce available.
They even have add-on's so I can get eggs, honey or preserves. During some months they offer baked goods from local restaurants too.
I thought since I am now a regular CSA gal it would be the perfect time to kick of my summer series "Farm Fresh Fridays".
Each year I post about my farm stand and farmers markets adventures with my daughter. We take our summer produce seriously and travel all over the area to scout out the best stands, and the best markets around.
We'll be doing our yearly trek to St Jacobs Ontario in August. That's an epic annual mother-daughter bonding trip. We always have a blast.
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Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
There is nothing better than a salad in the summer. To be honest, it's what I crave most every day. I would be in heaven with this peach salad and dressing!
Coco
This is my kindo salad, Kimmy! Just so pretty and must taste out of this world. I'd have it now for breakfast, if I had those peaches! xx
John@Kitchen Riffs
I've never done a CSA. Thought about it a lot, but they always seem like too much food for just two people. Easier to visit farmer's markets and just buy what we want/like/need. Anyway, wonderful salad! And yes, I was surprised. 😉
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
This is such a gorgeous salad! I love peaches so much right now!
Ramona
I eat A LOT of salad.... here's a new one to try. 🙂 Mmmmmm!
Julie @ Texan New Yorker
One of my favorite things about summer is making salads with summer fruit and greens. This looks amazing and wonderful, I can't wait to try it! Thanks for posting.
Choc Chip Uru
What a summery and light dressing 😀
Yum!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Linda
Do you think walnuts would be just as tasty? I cannot get hazelnuts where I live. I also have a can of walnut oil...
Kim Beaulieu
I like walnuts with peach, also almonds work wonderfully with peach as well. And let's not forget the pistachio, that works really well with peaches too. So my answer is a resounding yes, lol. Let me know how it turns out. xx
Linda
Have you ever grilled peaches to put on this salad?
Kim Beaulieu
It's fabulous with grilled peaches.
Linda
This salad was beyond wild yummy!
Kim Beaulieu
Yeah, so glad you loved it. Thanks for letting me know.
Fran Capfield
I made this for a gathering and it was not only delicious but has a gorgeous presentation!
Kim Beaulieu
That makes me so happy. I am so thrilled you liked it.
Toni
Such an amazing salad! Packed full of flavors I loved.
Kim Beaulieu
Thank you so much. Glad you liked it.