A New View of Healthy Eating: Plant-Based Recipes by Melanie Albert: Summer Salad: Arizona Peach Tomato Arugula Salad

by Melanie A. Albert, intuitive cooking expert, author, speaker, retreat host, Founder & CEO Experience Nutrition Group, LLC

Summertime!!!! Peaches!!!!

I’m so happy peaches are in season in Arizona right now. Today, I bought a few perfectly ripe peaches and tomatoes from local farmers. I really didn’t have a plan to prepare them; however, right away when I got home I intuitively created, for the first time, a salad with both tomatoes and peaches. I really got excited and created sweetness with figs to balance the bitterness of the arugula. Plus, I love goji berries for their earthiness and pistachios for a little crunch.

Have fun creating your own peach salads and desserts this summer!

SIMPLE INGREDIENTS

• Arizona peaches, sliced (neighbor friend)
• Arizona yellow tomato, sliced (Abby Lee Farms)
• Arizona arugula (Blue Sky Organic Farm)
• Goji berries, soaked in water for 10 minutes
• Mission figs, sliced
• Blood Orange Olive Oil (Queen Creek, Arizona)
• Pistachios
• Arizona fresh mint (Maya’s Farm)
• Sea salt

 

SIMPLE STEPS

• In a small bowl, toss arugula, blood orange olive oil, and a dash of sea salt.
• Add a few peaches, goji berries, Mission figs, and mint to the arugula.
• Toss all ingredients.
• Beautifully plate.
• Enjoy!

Making the salad…

Plating Mise en Place

Plating Video…

 

The Final Summer Arizona Peach Tomato Arugula Salad

Enjoy…

 

 

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