Grilled Peach Salad With Grapefruit Vinaigrette Recipe

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This Summer, I've been all about mastering certain cooking techniques. First I tried out several variations of pasta with pesto. Then, I practiced my pie dough-making skills. Now I'm perfecting my grilled peach salad.

I made it in July, but wasn't totally satisfied with the outcome. The peaches were too ripe and instead of softly caramelizing them, the grill made them mushy. For my second try, I used this recipe. There's no cheese, instead the peach's sweet flavor is balanced by tart grapefruit.

The quick vinaigrette is a simple mixture of oil and grapefruit juice that lightly coats each of the green leaves. This grilled peach salad is less complicated than the first, but sometimes the most basic things taste better. I served it alongside a decadent pesto lasagna. To give this recipe a whirl, keep reading.

From Danny Boome

Grilled Peach Salad With Grapefruit Vinaigrette

Ingredients

1 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned, juiced
2 large peaches, pitted and sliced into 8ths
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil, plus more for brushing
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cups arugula
3 scallions, finely sliced

Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium.
2. Peel and section the grapefruit with a pairing knife over a small bowl to capture any juice. Once you have removed all sections squeeze the grapefruit to extract any left over juice into the bowl. Place sections into a separate bowl. Cut peaches into 1/8ths and brush with oil. Grill for 5 minutes until slightly soft.
3. In the bowl with the grapefruit juice add the honey, oil, salt and pepper and whisk until well combined.
4. In a large salad bowl add arugula, grapefruit, grilled peaches, sliced scallions and vinaigrette. Toss well to combine and serve.

Serves 4.

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