Stone Fruit and Berry Summer Salad with Balsamic Blackberry Vinaigrette. The salad you’ve been waiting for this summer! Peaches, nectarines, blackberries, cherries, herbs, roasted pepitas, toasty bread, cucumbers and gorgonzola. All drizzled with a generous serving of Balsamic Blackberry Vinaigrette dressing.
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Obviously I was having some cravings this week. The kind of cravings that you know no restaurant could satisfy. The kind of cravings where you can only trust yourself to deliver exactly what you are looking for and plate it exactly how you envisioned it. The kind of cravings that included fresh, no preservatives, beautifully delicious and colorful ingredients. And there’s the bowl my cravings envisioned, a special salad bowl that was gifted to my mother by our close family friends Rex and Eddie. Its wooden exterior doesn’t complete with the salad and the little bit of silver leaves adds just the right touch of sparkle.
As you can see my cravings this week were quite particular. I’d like to thank my very discriminatory cravings for bringing me to this salad, the Stone Fruit and Berry Summer Salad with Balsamic Blackberry Vinaigrette salad. There’s nothing better than a good, fresh ingredients! This salad represents everything we love about summer and miss when summer is gone.
So if you are looking for a new salad this is it!! This salad will win you oohs and ahhs from family and friends and will forever change the way you see salad. Fresh summer ripened fruit, sweet, tart berries, crunchy pepitas and baby cucumbers, toasty bread, herbaceous herbs, creamy pungent gorgonzola all on a bed of baby greens. All topped all off with homemade vinaigrette that will knock your socks off! And the color (cuz I love good color) is gorgeous.
This is how we keep it fresh and super delicious!
Enjoy!
Stacey
FORGOT TO PIN IT? Here it is!! Thanks.
Here is the bowl used for this salad:
- Wooden Olive Designed Salad Bowl – I fell in love with this bowl the first time I saw it, its classy and a bit rustic at the same time. Its not overly deep so your beautiful ingredients don’t get lost at the bottom.
- Small Olive Designed Dish – This is the small coordinating bowl I used for the dressing.
- Olive Oil – Every salad dressing needs a good base, this is the oil I used for this salad.
- Balsamic Vinegar – Here’s the balsamic I use. No matter what kind you invest in I recommend one that is thicker than water, you can tell by tilting the bottle to see how fast it moves and if it coats the inside of the glass. I find it to be a little sweeter and not as acidic on the tongue and it emulsifies better.
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Stone Fruit and Berry Summer Salad with Balsamic Blackberry Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- DRESSING:
- 6 oz fresh blackberries this is the small container you see at the store and is close to 1 cup
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbsp honey
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
- SALAD:
- 5 oz. baby leaf lettuce comes in plastic containers at the store.
- 1/2 peach
- 1/2 nectarine
- 10 cherries pitted and halved
- 3 oz blackberries this is close to a 1/2 cup
- 1/3 cup gorgonzola crumbles
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 Tbsp chopped mint
- 1/3 cup roasted and salt pepita's pumpkin seeds
- 3/4 cups sliced baby cucumbers
- 1 cup fresh croutons.
Instructions
- DRESSING:
- Put all ingredients into blender and blend until well mixed, about 60 seconds.
- Pour into serving bowl.
- SALAD:
- Put all the lettuce into salad bowl.
- Carefully arrange the rest of the ingredients beautifully around the top.
- Serve with dressing on the side.
- Serves as 2 individual main course salads or 4 starter salads.
Beautiful salad!Thanks!
Thank you Teri! Take care.
The PERFECT summer salad, Stacey! I just so happen to have some cherries to use up 😉 This is exactly up my salad alley.
Thanks Katherine! So glad you like this salad, its a special one 😉 . Take care.
This sounds amazing! I love the combination of all that fresh fruit and a little blue cheese! This is indeed the salad I’ve been waiting for all summer long!
Hi Kathy! Glad I could deliver! Summer needs a salad like this. Take care.
OH WOW, Stacey, I am loving the flavours in this beautiful salad. It looks absolutely stunning.
This is a really wonderful recipe.?
Thanks Ashika! The flavors are great. I am so thrilled you like it. Take care.
This is such a gorgeous salad! I love every single thing you used here! Seriously, is there anything better than gorgonzola and fresh summer fruit? Have a great weekend, Stacey!
Hi Kelsie! Thanks so much. Agreed the gorgonzola is perfect with the ripened fruit! Take care.
This salad is infinitely more gorgeous than any salad I’ve seen at a restaurant, Stacey! I mean, just LOOK at this beauty! It’s packed with everything I love about summer! And that vinaigrette sounds just PERFECT! Pinning to try!! Cheers! 🙂
Hi Cheyanne! Thank you! Sometimes you can’t trust a restaurant to bring you your vision 😉 You have to take matters into your own hands. Take care.
Now that’s a SALAD! I could eat this everyday! And that vinaigrette has me all sorts of happy! Have a great weekend, my friend!
Thanks Annie! It’s the best salad I’ve had in a long time. Take care.
I have never drooled over salads 😛 But this one is so beautiful, I can’t help myself!! Love the flavors in there Stacey! So good 🙂
Hi Deepika! I understand completely, not many salad are drool worthy! So glad this one was for you. Thanks. Take care.
This salad is gorgeous!! I have been on a week of staycation that involved a lot of gluttony and very little fruit and veggies. This salad is exactly what I was craving today. I can eat this whole bowl!
Hi Thao, I know the feeling. My body will start to crave salads, thats when I know I went over board ;-). Thank you. Take care.