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The Ultimate Summer Salad
This grilled peach salad is everything summer should be: sweet, smoky, a little spicy, and completely effortless. The combination of our Ripe Peach White Balsamic Vinegar and Chipotle Infused Olive Oil creates a vinaigrette that’s so good you’ll want to put it on everything — and honestly, you should.
Grilling the peaches takes about three minutes and transforms them from sweet to caramelized and complex. Paired with peppery arugula, creamy goat cheese, and the heat of the chipotle vinaigrette, this salad hits every note.
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
- 5 oz baby arugula
- 4 oz goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup candied pecans
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- Fresh basil leaves for garnish
For the Chipotle Peach Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons Redstone Chipotle Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Redstone Peach White Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette. Whisk together the Chipotle Olive Oil, Peach White Balsamic, honey, and Dijon mustard until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Grill the peaches. Brush peach halves lightly with Chipotle Olive Oil. Grill cut-side down over medium-high heat for 2–3 minutes until caramelized and grill marks appear. Remove and let cool slightly, then slice.
- Assemble the salad. Arrange arugula on a large platter. Top with grilled peach slices, red onion, crumbled goat cheese, and candied pecans.
- Dress and serve. Drizzle the chipotle peach vinaigrette over the salad. Garnish with fresh basil. Serve immediately.
Tips & Pairings
- Stone fruit works best when just ripe — too soft and they’ll fall apart on the grill.
- Swap goat cheese for burrata if you want something creamier and more indulgent.
- This salad pairs beautifully alongside grilled chicken or pork tenderloin.
- The vinaigrette keeps refrigerated for up to a week — shake well before using.
Why UP Certified Olive Oil Matters Here
The Chipotle Olive Oil in this recipe starts with our UP Certified extra virgin base — meaning it’s tested for freshness, polyphenol content, and purity before any infusion happens. You’re getting real smoky chipotle flavor built on a foundation of genuinely high-quality oil, not refined filler oil with flavoring added. It shows in the taste.
