grilled peach salad with blue cheese & raspberry vinaigrette
This grilled peach salad is delicious!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Light and fresh, this grilled peach salad is perfect for summer. The tangy and creamy flavor of the blue cheese is a wonderful complement to the sweet and smoky grilled peaches. Roasted pistachios add a nice crunch. What brings the salad together is the homemade raspberry vinaigrette. It is slightly tart and adds a refreshing burst of fruity flavor. To make this a dinner salad, add grilled chicken breasts or tenderloins.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Grill
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons raspberry vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- GRILLED PEACHES
- 3 large peaches, cut in half pit removed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- SALAD
- 1 head butter lettuce
- 1/2 cup roasted pistachios, shelled
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
How To Make grilled peach salad with blue cheese & raspberry vinaigrette
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Step 1For the vinaigrette, add the raspberries and orange juice to a blender or small food processor.
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Step 2Blend until well incorporated.
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Step 3Strain through a fine mesh strainer pushing the juice through. Discard the seeds and solids.
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Step 4Add the sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Whisk until emulsified. Set aside.
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Step 5For the grilled peaches, get a grill hot. Cut the peaches into wedges. Mix olive oil and honey.
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Step 6Brush the olive oil and honey mixture onto the peaches.
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Step 7Cook the peaches on the grill turning once to get grill marks.
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Step 8To assemble the salad, add the lettuce to the plate. Top with grilled peaches.
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Step 9Sprinkle pistachios and blue cheese.
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Step 10Drizzle with vinaigrette when serving.
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Category:
Other Salads
Collection:
All-Star Salads
Collection:
Summer Recipes
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Grill
Culture:
American
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