Summer Market Salad

Son of a peach....

That was the name of a beer we had this weekend at Tupelo Honey Cafe! So delicious. Peach season is in full swing here in VA and I am thrilled to be a part of it. Picking them up at local farmer's markets whenever I can (Courthouse! Foggy Bottom!).

Anyway wanted to share this salad from last weekend, inspired by the market. It highlights some of the season's best produce!

• Sweet corn. YUM. Underrated.
• Peaches. Must be juicy not those sad store bought ones 😂
• Greens. Arugula here.
• Yellow zucchini.

The base of the salad was zucchini that I ribboned using my handy peeler. Then arugula, peaches, and corn on top. I kept the dressing light to let the produce flavors shine through. We had limes laying around so I made a lime vinaigrette, adding in olive oil, honey, a bit of mustard (to hold everything together), salt and pepper. The lime and honey was a perfect complement to the juicy peaches. I loved how well the salad piled up with the zucchini ribbons 🙂

Full recipe below 🙂

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Summer Market Salad

An easy summer salad inspired by the farmer's market, topped with a honey lime vinaigrette

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 2 big salads

Author Andrea @ French Pressed Kitchen

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

• 2 yellow zucchini
• 1 bunch arugula
• 2 ears fresh sweet corn
• 1 peach sliced

Dressing Ingredients

• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup lime juice about 1 big lime
• ½ teaspoon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Shuck the corn in the meantime. Once boiling, add the ears of corn and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
• Make the dressing: mix all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl or jar until well combined (the mustard will help keep everything together). Set aside.
• Next, thinly slice, spiralize or ribbon your zucchini. Place on a plate or in a large bowl and top with arugula.
• Once the corn is cool, carefully slice the kernels off the ear into a bowl or onto a cutting board.
• Top the salad with the corn + peaches, then drizzle on the dressing and dig in!!

Notes

You can also marinate the zucchini in the vinaigrette for extra flavor. This works well if your zucchini is thickly sliced.

I hope you are inspired to check out your local produce and make something easy, fresh and delicious this weekend!!

Bon appétit 🙂