Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad
Summer is starting to make us lazy. We’re doing everything we can to avoid cooking. In fact, we’re starting to avoid recipes altogether. Who wants to follow a recipe when you can throw together two or three fresh ingredients that taste amazing? Our influx of garden tomatoes has us eating them for every meal, and I couldn’t imagine anything better! Combining their acidity with a bit of sweet is a great compliment, and a wonderful way to use the peaches that are available at local markets. With a bit of balsamic vinegar and some fresh mint, the flavor combination was out of this world! Looking for more ways to use fresh tomatoes or peaches? Cajun Bulgur Salad Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad What You Need 
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Tomatoes
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Fresh mint
Aged balsamic vinegar
Kosher salt
1 Wash the tomatoes and peaches, and cut each into slices. Chiffonade the mint. (You could remove the peach skin if you wanted, but we prefer leaving the skin on – plus, it’s less work!)
2 Arrange the tomato and peach slices in a lovely pattern on a plate. Sprinkle with mint and kosher salt, and drizzle with some balsamic vinegar.
Tags: Balsamic Vinegar, Easy, Healthy, Mint, Peaches, Quick, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian
16 Comments
meg jones wall
11 Aug 2011 01:08 pm
what a yummy pairing! still have a few tomatoes leftover from my last trip to the farmer’s market – i’ll have to get a few peaches and try this out :) thanks!
Steph@stephsbitebybite
11 Aug 2011 02:08 pm
I’m not a huge fan of tomatos, but I love peaches, so maybe I could stack two peaches to one tomato :)Looks so pretty!
Sonja
12 Aug 2011 09:08 pm
Haha, sounds like a good plan! It took me a long time to be able to eat fresh tomatoes - but trying little by little worked! I'm glad you have an open mind :)
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
11 Aug 2011 03:08 pm
So pretty! Tomatoes and Peaches are such a unique combination.
Jennifer @ Raisin Questions
11 Aug 2011 04:08 pm
What a gorgeous combination!!! The colors are amazing together. I wouldn’t have thought of combining a sweet fruit with tomato, but now I couldnt think of anything more natural to go with a juicy red heirloom. Thanks also for educating me on the term “chiffonade.” I like cutting herbs that way, just didn’t know what to call it!
Sonja
12 Aug 2011 09:08 pm
Oh, thank you! And now you have a fancy term to impress your friends :)
Lindsey@Lindseliciouis
11 Aug 2011 06:08 pm
Oh I love that this is done with mint! Super yummy and fresh.
Sonja
12 Aug 2011 09:08 pm
Yes, the mint definitely made the dish! (I love mint, and don't mind at all that it is taking over behind our garage! :) )
Parsley Sage
11 Aug 2011 09:08 pm
Awesome duo. I bet that flavor combo is out of this world. Especially if your ingredients are so fresh! I have garden envy :) Buzzed!
Sonja
12 Aug 2011 09:08 pm
Haha, thanks! I almost can't believe these tomatoes - it's the first time we've gotten anything like them! Do you have a garden?
Tres Delicious
12 Aug 2011 01:08 am
What a great and fast way to do this! All of us in our family are tomato lovers. We’ll surely enjoy this in one sitting.
Kelly
12 Aug 2011 09:08 pm
What a gorgeous delicious salad, this looks great! :)
Tiffany
16 Aug 2011 05:08 pm
If this salad is lazy, then I want to be lazy! It’s beautiful!
mjskit
20 Aug 2011 07:08 pm
Gorgeous salad! I love strawberries with tomatoes, but have never tried peaches and tomatoes. Some things are just meant to be tried. Sounds wonderful!
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