Peach Mozzarella Salad
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- 🔎 A quick look at this recipe
- ⭐️ Why this recipe works
- 💞 Why peaches and mozzarella are wonderful together
- 🍑 How to tell if a peach is ripe
- 🧀 What is burrata cheese?
- 🍑 Ingredients you need
- 📝 Ingredient notes
- 💡 Ingredient substitution ideas
- 👩🏻🍳 Here’s how to make this recipe
- 🧐 Recipe FAQs
- ❤️ Other peach recipes we love
- ⭐️ We want to know what you think!
- Peach Mozzarella Salad
🔎 A quick look at this recipe
- What It Is: A fresh, elegant twist on a classic Caprese salad, swapping tomatoes for juicy ripe peaches.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Calories: 214
- Good For: 🍑 Summer dinners when peaches are at their sweetest. 🥂 Dinner parties as a beautiful first course or side dish. 🍷 Wine and cheese nights paired with a crisp white wine or rosé. 🔥 Cookouts and barbecues alongside grilled chicken, steak, pork, or seafood. 🥗 Light lunches with crusty bread. 🌿 Brunches as a fresh addition to a savory spread. 💕 🎉 Holiday gatherings like Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day celebrations.
⭐️ Why this recipe works
Some recipes just look like summer, and this peach mozzarella salad is definitely one of them. Sweet, juicy peaches, creamy fresh mozzarella (or burrata if you’re feeling extra fancy), fragrant basil, a drizzle of good olive oil and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt come together in about 15 minutes for a gorgeous no-cook summer salad.
It’s the kind of recipe that looks like you fussed over it for hours, when really you just sliced a few peaches and let summer do all the hard work.
I know, peaches plus cheese might seem a little out there, but trust me on this one…there is something about the combination of sweet summery peaches and creamy savory cheese with a little basil thrown in for good measure that is one hundred percent sublime.
And as wonderful as this salad is for an elegant dinner party side dish, the Southern husband and I have been known to have it for dinner with a little peach sangria and to call that a night. 😍
So let’s start with the two main players in this conglomeration of deliciousness…the peaches and the cheese!
💞 Why peaches and mozzarella are wonderful together
Peaches and mozzarella might sound like an unlikely pair at first, but trust me on this one. Sweet, juicy peaches and creamy fresh mozzarella are basically summer’s version of peanut butter and jelly—they just belong together.
The peaches bring sunshine-y sweetness, the mozzarella adds a cool, milky richness, and when you throw in fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil, each ingredient makes the others taste even better.
It’s one of those combinations that’s simple enough to let every flavor shine, but special enough to make people ask for the recipe.
🍑 How to tell if a peach is ripe
A perfectly ripe peach will have a little bit of give to it when you squeeze it ever so gently. If your peaches are still hard, they might need a few days out on your kitchen counter to keep ripening.
And (this is going to sound obvious but I promise it helps)…the best peaches smell wonderfully like a peach.
This works with strawberries too. If you take a good inhale and you don’t smell the wonderful aroma of peaches (or strawberries!), keep on looking for that perfect peach.
On to the cheese! I love making this salad with fresh mozzarella, but when I want to take it directly to the highest level of salad fabulousness I use burrata.
🧀 What is burrata cheese?
Burrata cheese is pretty much heaven in cheese form. It is basically a pouch made out of fresh mozzarella cheese that is filled with cream and soft delicate cheese curds.
Burrata means “buttered” so if you can imagine the best mozzarella you have ever had with a buttery, creamy inside, that’s getting close.
You can find burrata more and more frequently at your local supermarket (I get mine at Wegmans). Yay for burrata availability everywhere!
🍑 Ingredients you need
📝 Ingredient notes
- Peaches: You do need fresh ones for this recipe. And while I don’t peel them for this recipe, you can if you want to!
- Basil: You can find this aromatic herb in the produce section of your supermarket – if you can find basil that still has the roots attached that’s the best kind.
- Cheese: This is the time to go for the fresh mozzarella (or burrata! or both!) in the fancy cheese section of your supermarket.
💡 Ingredient substitution ideas
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👩🏻🍳 Here’s how to make this recipe
STEP 1: Tear or cut a half pound of fresh mozzarella or burrata cheese into bite-sized pieces and divide among four salad plates.
STEP 2: Slice up four of the best peaches you can find and tuck the peach slices in and around the cheese.
STEP 3: Scatter some chopped basil on top, drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt, and serve it up!
🧐 Recipe FAQs
I like to run a paring knife all around the peach (like you would do with an avocado) and then twist the two halves in opposite directions until they pull apart. You can either pull the pit out with your fingers, or if it is really in there, use the tip of the paring knife to pull it out. Now simply slice it up!
I know, sometimes we get to the point where we have had Enough Basil. You can swap in mint, thyme and oregano for the basil – or do a mixture!
If you are making this with mozzarella you can make it a little ahead of time – an hour or so. If you are using burrata, you really want to make it right before you serve it, because you want the creamy insides to be nice and fresh. This only takes 15 minutes or so, so it’s a pretty great last minute dish.
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Oh, and if you have any leftover peaches, give this creamy peach ricotta crostini appetizer a whirl. It’s heaven on a plate.
Meantime, I will definitely go back to the more classic tomato and mozzarella and basil salad. One day. Maybe after peach season is over.
But for right now, I’m going to keep this peach of a salad on repeat!
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Peach Mozzarella Salad
This delectable recipe for peach mozzarella salad pairs sweet fruit with savory cheese for a whole new spin on caprese salad!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- ½ pound fresh mozzarella or burrata cheese
- 4 ripe peaches, sliced
- ¼ cup sliced fresh basil (or tiny basil leaves)
- Olive oil for drizzling
- Sea salt
Instructions
- Tear or cut cheese into bite-sized pieces and divide among plates.
- Tuck the peach slices in and around the cheese.
- Scatter basil on top, drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt, and serve it up!
Notes
- Peaches: You do need fresh ones for this recipe. And while I don’t peel them for this recipe, you can if you want to!
- Basil: You can find this aromatic herb in the produce section of your supermarket – if you can find basil that still has the roots attached that’s the best kind.
- Cheese: This is the time to go for the fresh mozzarella (or burrata! or both!) in the fancy cheese section of your supermarket.
Oh yum! This is a heavenly substitute for my favorite Caprese salad. Now, add a little balsamic syrup and you just might hear the angels sing….???
Balsamic vinegar! Fabulous addition. Happy Fourth, Jeanie!
I love this summer version of my favorite salad! Never would have thought to use peaches and it is a game changer!!
Thanks Theresa! I’m glad you love this as much as we do! :)