Peach Blueberry Spinach Salad is a light and fresh recipe that combines sweet and salty flavors. Topped with prosciutto, pecans, and balsamic dressing, this 30-minute salad is a perfect side dish or appetizer to make for a crowd or share with your family. Bring it to summer picnics, dinner parties and other summer celebrations. Use fresh peaches in the summer and canned or frozen peaches year-round. You can even roast your peaches if you like!
The ultimate summer salad
What speaks summer more than Fresh yellow peaches!? Their season is relatively short, and this delicious salad is a perfect way to use them up! It’s like summer in a bowl!
- Fresh peaches are combined together with Spinach, blueberries, toasted pecans, crispy prosciutto and balsamic dressing (or glazing). The whole recipe only takes 30 minutes! It is simple enough to be used as Daily salad with your weeknight dinner.
- This vibrant and colorful recipe is also perfect to make special event or holiday.
- you can even Roast your peaches For more flavor and a more dramatic presentation! Your family and friends will love the combination of fresh peaches, blueberries, crispy prosciutto, spinach and toasted pecans!
- if you want more Inspiration for a peach salad, be sure to check out this summery pasta salad with peaches, spinach, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Also, don’t miss the delicious peach mozzarella salad with basil and prosciutto.
Make a meal out of it
- Serve this salad as is Lunch, lunch snackor even Dinner.
- Add proteinsuch as grilled, baked or boiled chicken, steak, shrimp or salmon to make it into A complete meal! If you love peaches, you can make a 30-minute peach chicken dinner alongside this delicious salad.
The salad ingredients
- Peaches. It is best to use fresh yellow peaches. You can also use white peaches but they won’t look as pretty. I prefer to buy peaches with a firm texture – not firm, but not too soft either.
- Blueberries They are very nutritious and low in calories, and very tasty! They will make any salad vibrant and colorful.
- Spinach It is a leafy green vegetable rich in fiber and is an excellent source of many vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Use this delicious and healthy vegetable in your summer peach salads!
- pecans Toasted pecans add texture and crunch. These delicious nuts are also loaded with healthy fats and protein, and are a good source of calcium, magnesium and potassium.
- Prosciutto. Toast the prosciutto in a preheated 350 F oven for about 10 minutes to crisp it up before adding it to the salad.
How to make peach blueberry spinach salad
- First, toast the pecans in an oven preheated to 350 F for about 10 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully to make sure they don’t burn.
- At the same time, crisp the prosciutto for about 10 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 F.
- Then, in a large bowl, mix sliced peaches, blueberries and spinach.
- Then, top with crispy prosciutto and toasted pecans.
- Finally, drizzle over balsamic glaze (or sauce of your choice).
Balsamic salad dressing
You have many options here.
- Use a store-bought balsamic glaze. You can purchase it at the grocery store or on Amazon.
- Make your own balsamic glaze. You can make the balsamic glaze by cooking 1 cup of balsamic vinegar together with ¼ cup of honey or brown sugar until the mixture is reduced by about half to a thick, syrupy consistency.
- Use a store-bought balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing. This type of dressing usually combines olive oil, balsamic vinegar and other ingredients and would work perfectly in this recipe!
- Make your own balsamic vinaigrette By combing equal amounts of extra virgin olive oil and quality balsamic vinegar. Beat into an emulsion.
- Use quality aged balsamic vinegar Made in Italy. Quality aged balsamic vinegar is not as acidic as regular vinegar and has a thick, syrupy consistency. It’s perfect as a salad dressing on its own! Just use it out of the bottle, as is. And, you don’t need to use it in large quantities. I use the balsamic vinegar labeled Aceto Balsamico IGP or labeled Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale DOP
Variations
- Peaches. This salad tastes best made with fresh produce, so take advantage of the summer peach season and use fresh yellow peaches. At other times of the year, you can use frozen (thawed) peaches or canned peaches, although the fresh peaches have the best taste and texture of course.
- Grill your peaches For more flavor and a more dramatic presentation!
- Blueberries. You can use other fresh berries, such as raspberries, blackberries or strawberries.
- vegetables. Use spinach or arugula or a mixture of both.
- What can you replace prosciutto with? If you can’t find prosciutto, use chopped cooked bacon. This is an optional component, feel free to skip it.
- Add proteinsuch as grilled chicken, sautéed or grilled shrimp, or salmon to make it a perfect and easy dinner!
Other summer peach salads
Peach Blueberry Spinach Salad
Peach Blueberry Spinach Salad is a light and fresh recipe that combines sweet and salty flavors. Topped with prosciutto, pecans, and balsamic dressing, this 30-minute salad is a perfect side dish or appetizer to make for a crowd or share with your family. Bring it to summer picnics, dinner parties and other summer celebrations. Use fresh peaches in the summer and canned or frozen peaches year-round. You can even roast your peaches if you like!
Component
The ingredients you need to cook
- ⅓ Goblet pecans
- 3 courage Prosciutto
The salad ingredients
- 2 Yellow peaches Medium scale
- 6 courage Blueberries
- 5 courage Spinach
salad dressing
- ⅓ Goblet balsamic glaze or reduction (see note below)
Instructions
Toast the prosciutto with nuts and crispy
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Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spread pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet.
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Toast the pecans for about 5 or 10 minutes, watching the nuts carefully to make sure they don’t burn.
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Spread the prosciutto in a single layer on a separate baking sheet (or use a large baking sheet for both prosciutto and pecans).
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Cook the prosciutto for about 10 minutes until crisp.
Salad assembly
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Birch and slices of yellow peaches.
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In a large bowl mix peaches, blueberries and spinach.
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Top with crispy prosciutto and toasted pecans.
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Drizzle over balsamic glaze (sauce).
Remarks
- Use a store-bought balsamic glaze. You can purchase it at the grocery store or on Amazon.
- Make your own balsamic glaze. Make the balsamic glaze by cooking 1 cup balsamic vinegar together with ¼ cup brown sugar until the mixture is reduced by about half and takes on a thick, syrupy consistency.
- Use a store-bought balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing. This type of dressing usually combines olive oil, balsamic vinegar and other ingredients and would work perfectly in this recipe!
- Make your own balsamic vinaigrette By combing equal amounts of extra virgin olive oil and quality balsamic vinegar. Beat into an emulsion.
- Use quality aged balsamic vinegar Made in Italy. Quality aged balsamic vinegar is not as acidic as regular vinegar and has a thick, syrupy consistency. It’s perfect as a salad dressing on its own! Just use it out of the bottle, as is. And, you don’t need to use it in large quantities. I use the balsamic vinegar labeled Aceto Balsamico IGP or labeled Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale DOP
diet
Nutritional information
Peach Blueberry Spinach Salad
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* The percentage of daily values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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