Summer Peach Salad with Basil Vinaigrette

Looking for a summer salad that brings together the sweetness of peaches, the freshness of herbs and the tanginess of citrus? This recipe is Chef Gabe Kennedy approved!

Ingredients

• 2 peaches - cut into wedges
• Mixed Herbs of Citrus Lace, Basil, Mint, ShishoBasil Vin
• 1/2 shallot roughly chopped
• 2 cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves - stems removed (about 4 ounces)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsps lemon juice
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp kosher salt

Method

• Blend ingredients (except basil leaves) together
• Then add basil and puree till smooth
• Assemble on the bottom of the plate place a few spoons full of vinaigrette,
• Layer the peaches and herbs on top!

Recipe by Gabe Kennedy

Co-Founder of Plant People, Gabe Kennedy is an acclaimed chef and entrepreneur. Growing up in a house of healers and herbalists, he is passionate about the power of food as a tool for health, and actualized this passion and belief system into his company, Plant People. Named to Forbes 30 under 30 Gabe has shaped menus and cooked his way around the world with his mission to promote a more communal, green and healthy world.

Gabe is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. You can learn more about his work at his website.