Description
You can serve this Summer Peach Salad with Pistachios as a side dish or even dessert with a scoop of vegan ice cream. We like layering the peach slices over a bed of baby arugula to make it more of a real salad. Either way, your dinner guests are going to love this one.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe peaches
- 7 to 10 fresh basil leaves
- ½ cup roasted pistachios, roughly chopped
- 1 Tbsp. grapeseed oil (or another neutral oil)
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- ½ tsp. agave
- Pinch of salt
- 1 Tbsp. hemp seeds
- 4 cups arugula
Instructions
- Use a sharp knife to cut the peaches into 1-inch wedges and put them in a medium-sized serving bowl (you can discard the pits).
- To slice the basil, stack the leaves with the largest on bottom and the smallest on top. Roll the leaves into a “cigar” and use a rocking motion with the tip of your knife to slice the basil into thin ribbons. Add the sliced basil to the bowl of peaches.
- Warm a small skillet over medium-low heat and add the chopped pistachios to the pan. Toast for three minutes, shaking the pan once or twice, until the pistachios are fragrant. Remove from heat and transfer the toasted pistachios to the bowl with the peaches and basil.
- Make a simple salad dressing by whisking the grapeseed oil, lemon juice, agave, and salt together in a small bowl. Pour the dressing over the peach mixture and use a rubber spatula to gently stir. Sprinkle on the hemp seeds and stir once more.
- To serve, divide the arugula between four salad bowls and top each with the peach mixture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 184
- Sugar: 11.8 g
- Sodium: 297.2 mg
- Fat: 12.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Protein: 5.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
