Peach, Basil and Hemp Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette

Give me leafy greens and I will make salad.

Give me fruit and I will eat it.

Give me a CSA share and I will become creative. Or lazy, your choice.

Same salad, different fruit and new herb. Still as delicious.

I added fresh basil as a unique flavour hidden amongst the greens.

And those hemp seeds? They are really growing on me. They are my new salad topping, including fruit salads. 😉 I picked up a few of my pantry staples online, and decided to splurge on these hemp seeds since they were on sale.

I am used to a later peach season from Ontario (and they have finally arrived, too!), but local peaches were out in full force when we arrived in Texas. Sweet, juicy peaches. I have to remind myself that buying too many is often fool-hardy. Their peak ripeness has a short window. But once they are juicy: pounce. Peaches for breakfast, peaches as a snack and peaches for dinner. Peaches for a salad work so well because they make their own dressing, to boot. I still supplemented it with the nice citrus dressing from earlier in the week, though.

This is my submission to Deb for this week’s Souper Sundays and this month’s Cooking with Herbs.

Peach, Basil and Hemp Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette

1 peach, chopped
3-4 leaves basil, chopped
1 tbsp hemp seeds
2 cups leafy greens

citrus vinaigrette

1. In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the dressing.

2. On a plate, place the leafy greens and basil. Top with the chopped peach and sprinkle with hemp seeds. Drizzle with dressing.

Serves 1.