If you love a summer salad with fresh fruit, then you'll love our goat cheese peach salad recipe! It's juicy, sweet, and bursting with so much yummy flavor. Here's our simple, straightforward recipe.
Peach and Goat Cheese Summer Salad
This peach and goat cheese summer salad is so light and refreshing! It has fresh juicy peaches, craisins, chopped pistachios and bacon, and creamy goat cheese. A lovely appetizer or meal when topped with protein!
Ingredients
- 4 cups greens
- 2 peaches, thinly sliced with the skin on
- ½ cup pistachios, pistachios
- ½ cup craisins
- 4 strips bacon, chopped
- 1 loose cup white onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
- To start, preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and bake the oven until cooked as desired. 4 strips of bacon
- Second, prepare the bed of greens. Wash them and give them time to dry while the bacon is cooking. 4 cups greens
- Now, prepare the toppings. Thinly slice the white onion, as well as the peaches, and chop the pistachios. 2 peaches, ½ cup pistachios, 1 loose cup white onion
- Once bacon is done, chop that up into small pieces. 4 strips bacon
- Lay the washed and dried greens on desired serving dish. Sprinkle with craisins, bacon, and pistachios. Then, arrange the peaches and white onions. Lastly, crumble the creamy goat cheese on top. 4 cups greens, 2 peaches, ½ cup pistachios, ½ cup craisins, 4 strips bacon. 1 loose cup white onion, ½ cup grumbled goat cheese
- Serve immediately with desired dressing. Enjoy!*
Notes
1. For dressing ideas, see category for best options for this salad.
2. Read tips on how to make the best peach and goat cheese summer salad to get optimum taste!
Why You'll Love A Goat Cheese Peach Salad
It's very light and refreshing. This is not a side dish that's heavy or super filling which is perfect for hot summer days. The combination of fresh peach slices, creamy goat cheese and crisp white onion gives a very zesty, tangy flavor.
You can make it very quickly! Elevate any dinner by pairing it with this goat cheese peach salad. Other than slicing a few ingredients, this salad really takes very little time to make but feels like such an elegant dish to be eating.
Perfect for peach season. When late summer rolls around and peaches are in season, I love to find ways to incorporate them into my cooking! Also, making fresh peach salsa or a delicious peach crisp when they come into season!
Salads are so versatile. Yes, this is specifically a goat cheese peach salad recipe, but it could easily be changed in multiple ways to accommodate your needs! See the ingredient swaps and substitutions section for a full list of ideas.
Goat cheese peach salad is great for serving a crowd! Keep this recipe in mind as you plan your next backyard summer bbq or picnic dinner with friends. It's a delicious dish to serve to large crowds of people and easy to double for larger groups!
Delicious with any main dish or meat! Serve this goat cheese peach salad with a juicy salisbury steak, caprese stuffed chicken breast, or crockpot french dip sandwiches. You'll love how it's a fruity pop of flavor that goes well with any dinner recipe.
Tips To Make the Best Peach and Goat Cheese Salad
- Try to handle the peaches as little as possible, especially if they are softer to begin with. The best way to slice the peaches is by cutting along the center line. There will usually be a line already formed naturally on the peach. Then, gently twist the peach to open it and remove the pit.
- Chop, chop, chop! Cut the lettuce into small, bite sized pieces and make sure to crumble the bacon. Using thinly sliced peaches and onions gives a beautiful look, but you could choose to dice both of those ingredients instead.
- Using chilled ingredients will help this salad taste amazing and really bring out the flavors. Especially since it is a summer salad. Even chilling the plate that the ingredients go on is a good way to keep the salad cool as it is sitting out.
- Don't assemble the salad more than 3 hours in advance. I've prepped a goat cheese peach salad about 3 hours ahead of time and it was fine. Longer than that, though, and the salad may become soggy. Simply prep all of the ingredients and then fully assemble closer to the time to serving.
Ingredients You'll Need
Greens - Personally, I love using a greens mix such as baby spinach and kale. Adding arugula in would be so good, too.
Fresh peaches - Try to buy locally grown peaches if you can! You may save money and they always taste the best.
Pistachios - These add the perfect crunch and slight saltiness to the salad. Just buy the lightly salted kind.
Craisins
White onions - Using a white onion over a purple onion adds just the right amount of subtle flavor and zest.
Bacon - Maple bacon is a favorite in our home! Any kind of bacon will taste amazing in a goat cheese peach salad. To make it easy, place the bacon strips on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and bake in the oven at 400 degrees until crispy.
Goat Cheese - This cheese is so creamy and delicious, especially when paired with fresh fruit.
Tools You Will Need
Serving dish or bowl
Salad tongs or wooden salad servers
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Step By Step Goat Cheese Peach Salad Instructions
First, prep the ingredients. Thinly slice the white onion and peaches, cook the bacon and let cool. Chop the lettuce (after washing it and letting it dry, of course) and roughly chop the pistachios.
Next, add the mixed greens to a large salad bowl. Onto the greens add the onions, cranberries, pistachios and bacon. Crumble the bacon into small pieces.
After that, place the white onions and peaches on top.
Finally, crumble the goat cheese over the entire salad. Drizzle a homemade peach vinaigrette over the salad to make the fruity flavors even more bold!
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