Gorgeous Peach Salad
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Peach Salad Is, Well, The Answer To Everything.
It’s not flashy. But this peach salad has been speaking to me SO MUCH these last few weeks.
It’s a textural wonder: a gentle layering of juicy and slippery, flexible and foldy. We’ve got fresh cucumber, bitey shallots, cooling mint, and sweet fleshy peaches coming together in serious flavor harmony. The lime juice in there wakes it up and makes it feel extra summery, and the flecks of lime zest, salt, and pepper make it feel like something you’d eat at a nice restaurant. (Be right back, I’ve just convinced myself to make it again for lunch.)
Don’t be mad at me: it’s mid-July, and I often just… eat this on its own. Maybe a bit of toasted buttered sourdough or focaccia on the side. Absolute favorite type of summer eating.
But if we’re looking for something a bit more make-it-a-meal here, I can speak to that as well because I pair it with pretty much everything right now.
For dinners, I started by serving it with air fryer salmon skewers, then went to air fryer chicken, and most recently I’ve been having these rice bowls with spicy shrimp and this peach salad and it is so divine that it’ll likely become a new blog post next week.
Close your eyes. Feel that warm summer air on your skin. Put an imaginary peach up to your nose and breathe in that intoxicating peach scent. We get to eat this gold! Nature has given us these gorgeous foods for such a time as this! ♡
Welcome To My House! Let’s Make a Gorgeous Peach Salad!
1
Slice That Peachy Goodness!
Slices are ideal, in my opinion! Those thin, long pieces just layer together really nicely. You can do it by hand, but a mandoline is my must-have tool for this! (affiliate link)
2
Get The Cucumbers Saucy.
I kind of like the cucumbers to have a softer, more bendy quality in this salad, so I let them sit with the shallots in lime juice, salt, and olive oil for a while to loosen em up.
3
Add Peaches, Mint, and Honey!
Give it a gentle toss. Season as you like. I love hot honey in this salad. Like, LOVE.
4
You’re Done! Yum!
Seriously so good. One of my favorites for a quick, beautiful, fresh summer meal or side. Also great with avocado slices in there!
Gorgeous Peach Salad
5 from 2 reviews
Author: Lindsay
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 3-4 servings
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Fresh cucumber, bitey shallots, cooling mint, and sweet fleshy peaches coming together in serious flavor harmony! I love this peach salad.
Ingredients
2 peaches, pitted and sliced (about 2 cups)
half an English cucumber, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
half a shallot, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)
2–3 teaspoons olive oil
1 lime, juiced and zested (about 1 tablespoon juice, 1 teaspoon zest)
salt and pepper to taste
mint leaves (about 2 packed tablespoons)
2–3 teaspoons honey to finish (I like hot honey!)
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Instructions
Do all your slicing / prep! I like to use a mandoline for the shallots and cucumber. (affiliate link)
Toss the cucumbers and shallots with the lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, and a bit of salt and pepper. Let them sit for 5-15 minutes.
Add peaches, mint leaves, and a drizzle of hot honey. Toss gently to combine.
To make it extra pretty, serve with extra mint leaves, honey honey, and salt and pepper on top! This salad is so gorgeous.
Notes
Yes, you can use nectarines – it’s great!
I don’t bother to peel the peaches. Long live the vibrant, colorful, fiber-rich peach peels!
If you don’t have a lime, I’ve made this with vinegar in place of the lime juice and it works great. You just need some kind of acidic element. I used white balsamic vinegar but apple cider vinegar or champagne vinegar would also work.
Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 0 minutesCategory: SaladMethod: No-CookCuisine: American
Keywords: peach salad, fruit salad, summer salad, healthy salad
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Things You Might Want To Know For This Peach Salad
Best fruit of all time? Peaches. No contest. They are fruit from the gods. Where do you buy your peaches? I buy my peaches at Costco almost exclusively! They are consistently SO VERY good, and if not, they are very generous with returns / refunds! Locally I also have good luck with peaches at Kowalskis or Whole Foods. When is the best season to buy peaches? June – August! My motto is that once you get your first good peach of the season, it’s time to go HARD on those juicy little beauties until you can’t anymore. The season seems to end so quickly! How can I add more protein / make this a meal? I often serve this alongside a protein – air fryer chicken and air fryer salmon are two easy ones that come to mind. I’ve also been LOVING this salad with these chipotle chicken skewers, or that same sauce but tossed with shrimp and sautéed in a pan. Can I use any other herb besides mint? Basil would be fabulous. Can I add avocado to this? Yes. It’s amazing. What about burrata? I added burrata to one of my batches, and didn’t love it because the acidity of the lime congealed the burrata creaminess a bit. Not my favorite. Can I use nectarines instead of peaches? Absolutely. I do it all the time. Nectarines are awesome. Use yellow nectarines rather than the white ones, just for a more similar color and taste to the peaches.
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