Arugula Salad With Peaches, Goat Cheese and Basil Recipe (2024)

I fried the goat cheese instead of crumbling it. It was crunchy on the outside and warm and velvety on the inside. I also used half the salad dressing. It was a big hit with my family.

A beautiful salad and delicious. I followed the recipe exactly with one exception: I cut down the olive oil to 3 TB as I like a more vinegary dressing. I ended up not using all the dressing. For those of you on Weight Watchers, this is 3-4 points, depending on how much olive oil you end up consuming. Here's a tip for peeling peaches and not wasting any of the precious fruit: immerse peaches in boiling water for 30 seconds. The peel comes right off.

Mango. Yum!

Used walnuts instead of pine nuts. Very good!

Made this for dinner 2 nights ago, subbing fresh cherries for the peaches. Waaaaay too much basil. I love basil, but it overpowered all the other ingredients. Next time, I might use a tablespoon per salad.

A divine summer salad. I used white balsamic vinegar which complemented the sweetness of the peach beautifully. Didn't need any extra goat cheese.

I made this with nectarines since my daughter doesn’t like peach fuzz. It was delicious. For me fruit, cheese and nuts always make for a great salad. Served with scallops as suggested. Lovely, elegant dinner that took just minutes to prepare.

Love this salad - made it multiple times this summer. Usually used mixed greens or spinach with arugula rather than just arugula. Especially wonderful with great South Carolina peaches.

My wife’s favorite salad, and I make many! I use Citrus Champagne Vinaigrette and add grilled chicken. And the fresh basil is KEY! My “go to” when I want to score husband points. :)

Honestly, even though my peaches were super ripe, they didn't add enough sweetness unless each and every bite had a piece of peach in it. Dressing needs a sweetener added - sugar, honey, something.

Perfect. Feel free to substitute whatever nuts you have on hand (pecans and walnuts both work nicely).

This was perfection with fresh from the local orchard Red Haven peaches!

I made this with pomegranates and feta cheese, as I didn't have peaches or goat cheese. I didn't change anything else and it was fabulous.

So simple, elegant and delicious. I added a bit of Dijon mustard and maple syrup to my dressing to give it a bit more body.

Almond. Added half of the goat cheese to the dressing so it was creamy

Delicious recipe! Added quinoa and chicken to make it a little more filling, will make again.

Excellent and easy salad! I subbed rice vinegar as I was out of champagne vinegar, and I added a sliced scallion. Very delicious.

This was great!

I substituted pecans for pine nuts because they’re slightly less expensive and I had them on hand. Didn’t use all the dressing. Used Thai basil, which I love, and I tore them instead of julienned. Easy to put together and a big hit at a potluck. Delicious, healthy, and easy: what more could you ask for?

Tried this with pears! Yummy. Used half the dressing, and will try with fresh lemon juice next time.

Made 8/22/23 for dinner at Rebecca and Tom’s for Scott F. Got rave reviews. Used peaches from farmers market.

Made as written. Added a whisper more salt. Super delicious and summery!

To make this a meal, we added chickpeas and farro - delicious!

This is a gloriously simple & perfecto summer salad! Do yourself a favor & make it soon!

I used candied pecans instead of pine nuts. I agree with another commenter that the dressing is not very sweet. Had I not used candied nuts, I would have added sweetener to the dressing. But as I made it, otherwise following the recipe, this salad was incredibly delicious!

Overall a nice summer salad, and a good way to use up some peaches from our tree. Substituted sunflower seeds for pine nuts (since they’re so expensive). Needed a little more sweet and a little heat, so added hot honey to the dressing, which made it even better!

WHITE BALSAMIC AND OLIVE OIL DRESSINGWALNUTS INSTEAD OF PINE NUTSFETA FOR CHEESE

This is a perfect summer salad! I substituted nectarines and feta because that was what I had on hand and it was delicious! Served with grilled flank steak.