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Spring Mix with Peaches, Walnuts and Feta

Teresa Ambra
Luscious green salad with fruit that's great for the summer holidays when peaches ripen. This one includes feta cheese, bacon and toasted walnuts and is gluten free.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Salads and Salad Dressings
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

SALAD:

  • 3 medium peaches
  • 2 bags romaine lettuce with shredded carrots and red cabbage (or spring mix, or any combination of lettuces)
  • 2 slices red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cucumber thinly sliced
  • 2-3 large red, orange and yellow miniature peppers sliced
  • 6 strips bacon cooked and broken into 1-inch pieces (make sure your bacon is gluten free)
  • 1/2 cup whole walnuts toasted
  • 4 oz. pkg. feta cheese crumbled

PEACH VINAIGRETTE:

  • 2 medium ripe peaches unpeeled
  • 6 tbsp. honey or sugar
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup canola oil (avocado oil is a much better choice)

Instructions
 

SALAD:

  • In a large salad bowl, layer the romaine, miniature bell peppers, red onion, cucumber, bacon, walnuts, Feta cheese and 3 of the peaches, sliced and unpeeled, set aside.
  • To serve, place salad on plate.
  • Drizzle with salad dressing.

PEACH VINAIGRETTE:

  • Cut peaches in quarters; place in a blender. (Don't peel the peaches).
  • Add honey (or sugar), oil, lemon juice, vinegars and salt; cover and process until blended.

Notes

Recipe inspired from Taste of Home.
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