Description
Delectable summer peach spinach salad combines fresh ingredients with zesty flavors. Sweet peaches and crisp spinach create a refreshing meal perfect for enjoying outdoors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 oz (142 g) spinach
- 2 medium yellow peaches, sliced
- 6 oz (170 g) blackberries
- 1 cup (120 g) pecans, toasted
- ½ cup (75 g) feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup (240 ml) balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) honey or brown sugar
Instructions
- Balsamic Reduction: Combine balsamic vinegar and honey in a small saucepan, heating over medium flame until the mixture bubbles and reduces to a glossy, thick syrup, stirring consistently for 5-6 minutes.
- Cooling Glaze: Remove from heat and allow the balsamic reduction to cool to room temperature, developing a clingy consistency that coats the back of a spoon.
- Salad Assembly: Layer spinach leaves as the base in serving bowls, then strategically arrange thinly sliced peaches to create a vibrant foundation.
- Ingredient Integration: Generously distribute blackberries, toasted pecans, and crumbled feta cheese across the salad, ensuring even coverage and visual appeal.
- Final Flourish: Immediately before serving, drizzle the cooled balsamic glaze over the salad, allowing the reduction to intertwine with the ingredients and enhance the overall flavor complexity.
Notes
- Perfect Glaze Technique: Low and slow heat is crucial to create a thick, syrupy balsamic reduction without burning; watch carefully and stir continuously.
- Peach Selection Matters: Choose ripe, fragrant summer peaches at peak sweetness for maximum flavor and juiciness in the salad.
- Texture Balance Tip: Toast pecans briefly to enhance their nutty flavor and ensure a crisp, crunchy element against the soft peaches and creamy feta.
- Serving Timing Trick: Drizzle balsamic glaze just before serving to maintain the salad’s crisp textures and prevent wilting of delicate spinach leaves.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg