Peach & Nectarine Greek Salad
INGREDIENTS
2 Peaches
2 nectarines
handful of cherry or grape tomatoes
seedless cucumber
small red onion
feta cheese
fresh oregano leaves from 3-4 stems or 1tsp dried
fresh parsely leaves from 4-5 stems
juice of half a large lemon or one small one
1 tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp honey
1/3 cup Kefi Life extra virgin olive oil
1/8-1/4 tsp crushed red pepper, optional
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Peel and slice the red onion into strips and place in a small bowl, season with a dash of salt, add the lemon juice and vinegar. Let it sit and pickle while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
slice the tomatoes in half, transfer them to your medium sized bowl, then slice the cucumbers into thin rounds, transfer to bowl with tomatoes
slice peaches and nectarines in half along the pit, rotate the halves in opposite directions and pull the halves apart*, remove the pit with a spoon and slice into thin wedges, transfer to the bowl with the tomatoes and cucumbers and season it all with a dash of salt and pepper
Transfer the pickled onions to the bowl with the rest of the salad, leave the vinegar in the small bowl.
Add the honey and extra virgin olive oil to the small bowl with the vinegar, whisk until the dressing comes together. it should be slightly thickened and completely emulsified
Roughly chop the oregano and parsley, stir it into the dressing, season to taste with salt and pepper.
Add some dressing to your salad, a little or alot, that's completely up to you.
Add the crushed red pepper if using, and crumble some feta cheese on top.
Enjoy!
This recipe & these photos come to us from Siriusly Hungry!