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6 Comments · August 18, 2014

Kale & Stone Fruit Salad with Balsamic-Peach Vinaigrette

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This vegan kale & stone fruit salad with balsamic-peach vinaigrette is brimming with summer's sweet bounty. Dewy peaches and apricots are sliced and layered over a bed of marinated kale and crunchy romaine. Shelled pumpkin seeds are sprinkled across, and a creamy balsamic, basil and peach dressing is drizzled over this summery salad.

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad

The last week of summer break is always a bittersweet time. On the one hand, I'm happy to return to a wonderful and fulfilling job. On the other hand, I have the back-to-school butterflies.

I don't think any of us, working in a school or not, fully relinquish the back-to-school jitters even if we're working the 9-to-5 year round. Something about the overflowing aisles of unblemished notebooks and the sight of squeaky-clean backpacks incites a twinge of nervous excitement in each of us.

Whether we're experiencing it firsthand, for a sibling, or for a child, August is the month of change. A time that beckons us to leave our summer souls on the beach and call upon our courage to nudge us in the routine-filled direction.

Summer isn't gone forever, but it's on its way out for now. It's offered us moments of relaxation, balmy nights, and sun-kissed cheeks. But good times aren't great times until they've been gone for a moment. For that reason, we part ways with summer so that those special times can settle within our hearts and develop into the memories that we want to wrap our arms around forever.

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad

While summer says its slow goodbye over the next month, we're graced with the fruits of its labor. The sun, the warmth, and the rains of late summer yield some of the most flavorful and colorful fruits and veggies of the season. No need to complicate our plates -- or our lives for that matter -- let's live it up by keeping it simple and fresh.

Dewy peaches and apricots are sliced and layered over a bed of marinated kale and crunchy romaine. Shelled pumpkin seeds are sprinkled across, and a creamy balsamic, basil and peach dressing is drizzled over this summer-blessed salad.

And the perfect song? "Seasons" by Future Islands sums it up perfectly...

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad

A special thanks goes out to Irv & Shelly's Fresh Picks for providing the awesome produce for this post.

Balsamic, Basil and Peach Vinaigrette

Balsamic, Basil and Peach Vinaigrette

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad

Kale and Stone Fruit Salad
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5 from 2 votes

Kale & Stone Fruit Salad with Balsamic-Peach Vinaigrette

Course Salad
Cuisine Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, plant-based, Vegan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch kale, washed, stemmed, and chopped
  • 1 head romaine, washed and chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, very thinly sliced, plus more for garnishing
  • 8 apricots, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 peaches, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • 1 recipe Balsamic-Peach Dressing (see recipe below)

Instructions

  • Add the chopped kale to a large bowl. Pour in ¼ of the dressing (see below) and massage the dressing into the kale leaves for 2-3 minutes. This helps tenderize the kale.
  • Just before serving, add the chopped romaine and basil to the bowl and toss. Divide the greens between four plates. 
  • Top each bed of greens with 2 sliced apricots and ½ a sliced peach. 
  • Sprinkle with pepitas, drizzle with dressing, and garnish with basil.
  • Serve immediately.
Balsamic, Basil and Peach Vinaigrette
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5 from 2 votes

Creamy Balsamic-Peach Vinaigrette

Fresh peaches and apricots are blended to creamy perfection with white balsamic, herbs, and seasonings.
Course Dressing
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cubed fresh peaches
  • ¼ cup cubed fresh apricots
  • ¼ cup basil leaves
  • 2 ½ tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender. Blend on high for 1-2 minutes, occasionally stopping to scrape down the sides. 
  • Pour into a jar and refrigerate. If needed, add filtered water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to thin.

 

 

 

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  1. Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says

    August 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    I don't usually like kale, but with this lovely dressing, I could probably get down with it! : )

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      August 18, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      I hear you on that, Abby! A few years ago if someone would have told me that my favorite salads would (one day) contain raw kale, I would have thought that person was crazy. BUT since discovering this whole marinated/massaged kale salad craze, I've fallen in love with raw kale! A little extra work and kale goes from drab to fab :) I hope you have the chance to try this one!

      Reply
  2. Celeste Jackson says

    August 18, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    5 stars
    This is such a pretty salad and after trying your last Kale salad and learning the massaging method I don't feel the need to substitute .....I know this one will be equally as good.

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      August 19, 2014 at 1:44 pm

      Thank you! Massaged kale is definitely > unmassaged kale! :)

      Reply
  3. Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes says

    August 18, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    LOVE your blog!! I've reached all the way back to March in posts. Pinning this beautiful recipe - I am OBSESSED with Kale and I have a bag left from Farmer's Market I plan to use up!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      August 19, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      Thanks, Jessica! I'm so happy you're loving the blog. This is definitely a great salad to use up any lingering farmers market produce! I hope you enjoy it :)

      Reply

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