2 Peach Salad Recipes From Southern Living Magazine 2008

Our peaches are more than ready to pick and prepare ! ! !
Here are 2 recipes that I've enjoyed and wanted to share. (Sliced tomatoes are good substitutes for the peaches.)

No. 1 Peach Salad
Ingredients
5 peaches (not white)
3 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lime zest
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/3 cup olive oil Vegetable cooking spray
1 (6-oz.) package watercress or baby arugula, thoroughly washed
3/4 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into 16 (1/4-inch) slices
**Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

Preparation
1. Peel and chop 1 peach. Cut remaining 4 peaches into 28 (1/4-inch-thick) rounds, cutting through stem and bottom ends. (Cut peaches inward from sides, cutting each side just until you reach the pit. Discard pits.)
2. Process chopped peach, green onions, next 7 ingredients, in a food processor 10 to 15 seconds or until smooth. Add oil, and pulse 3 to 4 times or until thoroughly combined.
3. Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high). Brush both sides of peach rounds with 1/3 cup peach dressing.
4. Grill peach rounds, covered with grill lid, over 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear.
5. Arrange watercress evenly on 4 plates. Alternately layer 4 grilled peach rounds and 4 cheese slices over watercress on each plate. Top each with 3 more peach rounds. Drizzle with remaining peach dressing.
Garnish, if desired.



No. 2 Peach Salad Recipe
Grilled Peach-and-Feta Salad:
Preheat oven to 350°.
Arrange 1/4 cup pecans, chopped, in a single layer in a shallow pan.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 5 minutes. Reduce peaches from 5 to 4, and reduce salt to 1/2 tsp.
Substitute 8 cups loosely packed Bibb lettuce leaves (about 6 oz.; 1 to 2 heads of lettuce) for watercress and 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese for mozzarella cheese. Peel and chop 1 peach.
Cut each of remaining 3 peaches into 8 wedges.
Proceed with recipe as directed in Steps 2 through 4, decreasing grilling time for peach wedges to 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear.
Divide Bibb lettuce among 4 plates or shallow bowls. Top with grilled peach wedges. Sprinkle with feta cheese and pecans.
Serve with dressing. Makes 4 servings
Prep: 25 min., Bake: 10 min., Grill: 6 min.
Note: You can also use a grill pan to get those beautiful grill marks on the peaches.
Southern Living
JUNE 2008
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