Basil Peach Salad Recipe with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette & Prosciutto di Parma
This basil and peach salad recipe is a lovely marriage of fragrant basil and yellow peaches dressed in a refreshing honey lemon vinaigrette!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 bunches fresh basil
- 4 yellow peaches
- 1 small purple onion sliced
- 1 oz honey Goat cheese optional
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
- 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice or white Peach Balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp wild honey
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Pick the youngest most tender basil leaves and add them to a salad bowl.
- Rinse and slice the peaches into wedges and add them to the bowl with the basil leaves. Sprinkle with the purple onion slices.
- In a medium jar mix together the honey lemon vinaigrette ingredients. Shake together the olive oil, lemon juice and honey until combined. Season to your taste with a pinch of sea salt. Add more lemon juice or honey If preferred until your taste buds are happy.
- Pour some of the honey lemon vinaigrette over the basil peach salad and gently toss to coat.
- Place the prosciutto di Parma on top of the peach salad and serve as is, or with some goat cheese crumbles on top.
Notes
If available you can use a white peach balsamic vinegar instead of the lemon juice. Makes for a really lovely alternative.