Grilled Peach-And-Mozzarella Salad
- 5 peaches (not white)
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tequila (optional)
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 1 (6-oz.) package watercress or baby arugula, thoroughly washed
- 3/4 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into 16 (1/4-inch) slices
- Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs
- Peel and chop 1 peach. Cut remaining 4 peaches into 28 (1/4-inch-thick) rounds, cutting through stem and bottom ends. (Cut peaches inward from sides, cutting each side just until you reach the pit. Discard pits.)
- Process chopped peach, green onions, next 7 ingredients, and, if desired, tequila in a food processor 10 to 15 seconds or until smooth. Add oil, and pulse 3 to 4 times or until thoroughly combined.
- Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350u0b0 to 400u0b0 (medium-high). Brush both sides of peach rounds with 1/3 cup peach dressing.
- Grill peach rounds, covered with grill lid, over 350u0b0 to 400u0b0 (medium-high) heat 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear.
- Arrange watercress evenly on 4 plates. Alternately layer 4 grilled peach rounds and 4 cheese slices over watercress on each plate. Top each with 3 more peach rounds. Drizzle with remaining peach dressing. Garnish, if desired.
- Grilled Peach-and-Feta Salad: Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Arrange 1/4 cup pecans, chopped, in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 5 minutes. Reduce peaches from 5 to 4, and reduce salt to 1/2 tsp. Substitute 8 cups loosely packed Bibb lettuce leaves (about 6 oz.; 1 to 2 heads of lettuce) for watercress and 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese for mozzarella cheese. Peel and chop 1 peach. Cut each of remaining 3 peaches into 8 wedges. Proceed with recipe as directed in Steps 2 through 4, decreasing grilling time for peach wedges to 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear. Divide Bibb lettuce and 4 cooked bacon slices, halved crosswise, among 4 plates or shallow bowls. Top with grilled peach wedges. Sprinkle with feta cheese and pecans. Serve with dressing. Makes 4 servings; Prep: 25 min., Bake: 10 min., Grill: 6 min.
- Note: You can also use a grill pan to get those beautiful grill marks on the peaches.
peaches, green onions, fresh cilantro, honey, salt, lime zest, lime juice, ground cumin, chili powder, tequila, olive oil, vegetable cooking spray, baby arugula, mozzarella, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-peach-and-mozzarella-salad (may not work)