Peach Caprese Salad is a summery sweet twist on classic Caprese Salad. Serve as a light summer supper or a side dish to any grilled dinner!
You know it’s peach season when you can smell them before you see them. Fuzzy mountains of pink and orange-swirled fruit have been popping up at the grocery store over the past couple of weeks and I LOVE how their scent is in the air as soon as you step inside.
My favorite summertime treat as a child was sliced peaches sprinkled with powdered sugar. My favorite way to devour a juicy peach as an adult? Sliced then layered in Peach Caprese Salad. The combination of sweet and savory flavors in this simple, summery dish is absolutely stunning!
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Pin ItSliced, fresh mozzarella cheese is layered with juicy peaches, ripe tomatoes, and fresh basil leaves then drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Simple, scrumptious, and SO satisfying. This is the ultimate summer meal – easy, no-cook, and incredibly refreshing.
Peach Caprese Salad is a great way to lighten up heavier grilled meals like steak, burgers, or brats, but it can also stand on its own as a light main on a hot night. The only thing shorter than peach season, is, well, not much else, so get this easy dish on the table while you still can!
How to Make This Recipe
Start by slicing a vine-ripened tomato, ripe peach and 6oz ball fresh mozzarella into 1/2″ slices.
Layer the tomato, peach and cheese slices with whole leaves of fresh basil then drizzle with extra virgin olive and balsamic vinegar (or balsamic reduction aka heaven!) Finish with a flourish of salt and pepper. You can assemble on two plates if enjoying as a light main, or layer on a platter if serving as an appetizer.
This recipe truly contains all the best flavors of summer and I highly advise you to make it as often as you can, while you can! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 6 oz ball fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced 1/2″ thick
- 1 ripe peach, sliced 1/2″ thick
- 1 vine-ripened tomato, sliced 1/2″ thick
- 12 leaves fresh basil
- extra virgin olive oil
- good balsamic vinegar OR store-bought balsamic reduction, Alessi balsamic reduction recommended
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Layer mozzarella cheese slices with peaches, tomatoes, and basil.
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then serve.
Nutrition
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this looks so amazing for a hot day. holy crap. cannot wait for the peaches to get good.
Wow, I cannot even begin to tell you how refreshing this looks! Not only with the combination of colors, but from just knowing how good those ingredients must taste, it is the ideal summer meal! Thanks so much for sharing such a unique recipe!
This looks so fresh! I always balk at the idea of putting sweet fruit in my salads but every time I’ve tried it with one of your recipes I’ve loved it. So I just need to put on my big girl panties and just do it!
Kristin, this looks like the absolute definition of summer! I miss living in Iowa and getting those massive, delicious Missouri peaches. Can’t wait to try this version of caprese salad!
Sounds and looks amazing. I would have never thought.
Oh, I like this one too! Actually, I keep seeing grilled peaches everywhere and want to try some, I bet this would good that way too!
Love this fun twist on caprese! Peach and cheese and balsamic are so good together! Plus, this is gorgeous!
Beautiful colors! Nothing better than summer peaches!
So, I have always loved the mozzarella cheese and the balsamic but not tomatoes. While this calls for tomatoes this is a great way to have caprese salad without the tomatoes. Thanks!
Ever since having a fried green tomato/peach/buratta salad at Brine and Bottle last weekend in OBX I just can’t get enough of this tomato/peach combo either! Looks delicious!
I made a similar dish but used plums. You can’t go wrong with a Caprese salad. So light and delish! Being preggers in this heat must be tough, hope you are hitting the water whenever possible!
OMG this looks amazing. Totally making it. Peaches have been perfectly in season lately so it’s definitely the right time of year! I wonder how it would taste with the peaches grilled? Might end up experimenting! ;)
Ahh Kristin this looks amazing, I can never turn down a caprese :)
I totally feel for you being pregnant in the heat – it’s been really hot in the UK for the last couple of weeks too and I’ve pretty much just been lying around sweating everywhere haha (TMI? :P )