Sweet yellow peaches tossed with cherry tomatoes, avocado, corn, mozzarella, and fresh herbs in a red wine vinaigrette. This Summer Harvest Salad embodies all the flavors of summer and is so refreshing for a warm day.
Happy Sunday!
I hope you’re enjoying your weekend!
With August coming to an end, and September just around the corner, I thought I’d share a few more summer inspired recipes so that we could savory every last bit of it until next year. Every summer, I am so obsessed with yellow peaches and nectarines. The combination of sweetness and the ever so slight tangy-ness is just perfect for me.
So much so that I might have ended up buying too many peaches on a weekly basis. And now my boyfriend says he’s over peaches. Oops. Lol.
This summer harvest salad is one of my favorite summer salads. It includes yellow peaches, sweet ripe cherry tomatoes, avocado, summer corn, and fresh herbs. Tossed in a red wine vinaigrette loaded with minced garlic and finely minced shallots, this salad is soo packed full of flavor. I love how it embodies all the fresh flavors of summer.
My boyfriend isn’t the biggest fan of tomatoes or salads, but this kind of salad? He will eat. Mostly because it doesn’t taste like a salad. There’s so many different flavors and textures that it doesn’t taste healthy even when it is.
In a small bowl, add olive oil, minced garlic, red wine vinegar, finely minced shallots, dried oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate all the ingredients and set aside for now.
In a large bowl, add sliced yellow peaches, sliced cherry tomatoes, fresh corn, torn up mozzarella, and roughly torn up basil and mint leaves. Drizzle the red wine vinaigrette over the salad and toss until combined. When ready to serve, add sliced avocado.
I like the add avocado last so that it doesn’t brown. And also when you’re tossing the salad to mix everything, the avocados don’t get smashed up in the process. It’s sooo good.
Serve this summer harvest salad cold.
Enjoy!
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
- 2 yellow peaches, sliced
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 corn on the cob, fresh or cooked
- ⅛ pound fresh mozzarella, roughly torn
- 1 sprig of basil, roughly torn
- 1 sprig of mint, roughly torn
- 1 large avocado, sliced
- In a small bowl, add olive oil, minced garlic, red wine vinegar, finely minced shallots, dried oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate all the ingredients and set aside for now.
- In a large bowl, add sliced yellow peaches, sliced cherry tomatoes, fresh corn, torn up mozzarella, and roughly torn up basil and mint leaves. Drizzle the red wine vinaigrette over the salad and toss until combined. When ready to serve, add sliced avocado.
- Serve this summer harvest salad cold.
Summer Harvest Salad