OUT WEST: Food & Lifestylewww.outwestlifestyle.comStone Fruit Salad layers fresh, seasonal nectarine, cherry, cucumber, tomato, greens and pine nuts over ricotta with agave lime vinaigrette.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Course: Brunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Farm to Table, Farmer's Market, Healthy Recipes
Keyword: Fall Salad, Italian Salad, Nectarine Salad with Greens, Salad with Ricotta, Stone Fruit
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Stone Fruit Salad
5ozmixed greens such as Organic Girl Super Greens
1nectarinesliced
10cherriespitted
1/2English cucumbersliced long like a pickle
1largeshallotthinly sliced
8yellow cherry tomatoeshalved
1cupricotta cheese
1/4cuppine nutstoasted
Agave Lime Dressing
1limejuiced
1/4cupolive oil
1tbspagave nectar
1/2tspblack pepper
1/2tspsalt
Instructions
Agave Lime Dressing
Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, agave nectar, pepper and salt.
Stone Fruit Salad
Place the ricotta on a large serving plate in a swoop across the middle of the plate. scatter the greens over the ricotta, tuck in the nectarine, cherries, cucumber shallot and tomato, drizzle with agave lime dressing and finish with toasted pine nuts.
TIP: To toast pine nuts, place in a small pan over medium heat until just toasted.