Peach Orchard Salad with Heart of Palm, Avocado, Walnuts, Caramelized Onions and Burrata
A beautiful summer bounty salad with ripe fresh peaches, complemented by heart of palm, avocado, toasted walnuts (or pecans), caramelized red onion and burrata all tossed in a simple vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 10 oz. triple washed baby greens
- 2 fresh, firm, but ripe peaches, sliced
- 3 spears heart of palm, sliced
- 2 avocados, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup toasted walnut or pecan halves
- 1 red onion, sliced and caramelized in olive oil (can do this on the bbq or on the stove top)
- 1 large ball burrata divided into bite-sized pieces or clumps
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp. lemon powder
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
Vinaigrette
- Mix all ingredients together in a container with a tight-fitting lid and shake well.
Peach Orchard Salad
- Add all ingredients to your large salad bowl, or plate each salad individually. Toss or drizzle with vinaigrette.
Notes
We leave the peach skins on both for color and texture, but if you are so inclined, you can always peel the peaches before slicing.
For the caramelized red onions, we simply slice them very thinly, toss them in olive oil, salt and pepper and/or lemon pepper and grill them on the barbecue in an aluminum pan for about 20 minutes over medium heat. Stir them every few minutes or so, to allow them to cook evenly.
If you choose to caramelize the onions on the stovetop, treat them the same with olive oil and salt and pepper, but cook them until caramelized over medium-low heat, again stirring frequently. We have found that a good trick on the stovetop is to add a little bit of water every so often, to keep them from drying out while cooking.
The burrata cheese doesn’t exactly slice, but little mounds of it tossed into the salad are absolutely delicious and complement the peaches so well. If you plate your salads individually, then just put a little scoop on top of each salad.