Strange Salad

August 16, 2009

Last night I wanted to use some of those yummy vegetables that I bought at the market, plus I had some peaches that were ripe and at the ready. I went online to get ideas for using the peaches – maybe I’d splurge and bake an oatmeal crisp. But I didn’t like the calories and the effort I found in making a dessert so I kept on searching. Finally I found a recipe on Allrecipes.com called Warm Peaches and Nuts Salad. It looked interesting and fairly easy so I thought I’d try it even though I didn’t have all the ingredients.

The recipe turned out to be picture perfect and I should have taken a photo but by the time I was finished, I was finished. Here is the link to the actual recipe Warm Peaches and Nuts Salad. I switched things around some. I didn’t have yellow squash nor almonds and walnuts. I used the market’s purple pepper that wasn’t as sweet as a red bell pepper and I used pecans for the nuts. Also missing was raspberry vinaigrette. I tried the plum vinegar that was in the cupboard but quickly switched to my precious aged balsamic vinegar that was less shocking to the taste buds.

Next time (yes, there will be a next time) I definitely will opt for the red pepper and the right kind of nuts and vinaigrette. Not sure I’d cook the cabbage – that was a bit strange. Maybe I would wilt some spinach instead and put raw cabbage on the plate. But let me tell you —- those warm peaches on top of the salad were to die for. Absolutely delicious! Wish I took a photo for you.

Filed under: Recipes - Salads

Tags: cabbage, peaches, spinach