Summer Peach Basil Salad with Feta

Fresh, juicy peaches layered with salty feta cheese, sweet basil and tangy white wine vinegar come together in this summertime salad. A healthy, naturally gluten-free and simple to make salad, this peach, basil, feta salad is like having summertime on a plate! 

What's fresh, simple, healthy and oh-so delicious?

This Summer Peach and Basil Salad with Feta my friend!

It's so GOOD.

And truly, beyond easy.

You literally chop all the things up (and by "chop", I mean like rip the basil...mash the feta between your hands...), add those peaches and you've got a salad. 

Jump to:

• 🥗Why this salad doesn't suck
• 📝Ingredients
• 🥣How to make this peach feta and basil salad
• 💃Variations
• 🔄Substitutions
• 🥡Storage
• 😄What to serve with peach salad
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

🥗Why this salad doesn't suck

This Easy Peach Salad with Feta will be a new favourite of yours: promise on my Girl Guide honour.

With the peaches being plentiful and local these days (yippee), a summery peach salad is a natural choice.

📝Ingredients

• Peaches - when it's peach season, get those fresh peaches by the bushel, basket and bag🍑
• Basil - torn basil leaves give a hint of freshness and almost earthy-flavour to this summer salad
• Feta cheese - fruit like peaches goes well with many different of types of cheeses (see below for variations and substitutions) but my favourite combination this summer is the peach basil and feta cheese salad
• White wine vinegar - the dressing for this peach salad is only white wine vinegar. No oil needed in this salad!

🥣How to make this peach feta and basil salad

Making this salad is super easy: all you do is get a large platter and slice your peaches up (no need to peel).

Arrange the peach slices on top of the platter, crumble the feta overtop, add the torn basil and add the vinegar and fresh ground pepper. And then serve!

💃Variations

1. Make it a "chopped" version of peach salad: instead of slicing the peaches, dice them into small cubes, rip the basil in smaller bits and crumble feta cheese. Add everything to a large bowl. Add the vinegar and fresh ground pepper. If you make the salad in a bowl like this, you can let it sit in the fridge for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours before serving.
2. Add in tomatoes - tomatoes go really well with peaches and cheese in a salad. You can easily add tomatoes on top of the peaches and feta here too. Or dice everything up - see above note re: making the salad in a bowl.
3. You can grill the peaches - if you want to try grilling the peaches, don't slice them - cut the peaches in half and get the stone out. Grill them on a hot grill for a couple minutes per side. Once done, place on a platter and top with feta, basil and white wine vinegar. You could also serve grilled peaches with tomato wedges and burrata cheese

If you love grilled peaches, check out this recipe for Easy Gluten Free Grilled Peaches with Walnuts.

🔄Substitutions

This peach salad is perfect as-is but if you want to change it up a bit try these things:

• Instead of feta cheese you can use bocconcini cheese, mozzarella cheese or burrata cheese
• Instead of white wine vinegar, try balsamic vinegar instead. It works just as well and gives an even deeper flavour. Plus, the balsamic vinegar gives a nod to the classic combo of cherry tomatoes with boccochini cheese, basil and balsamic vinegar. A fresh salad that's delicious any time of year
• Instead of the basil, you could try fresh mint instead🍃
• Love fresh ground pepper? Add some fresh ground pepper once you have everything assembled - yum!

🥡Storage

Once you assemble the salad, it's best served within 2 hours of making it. Leftover salad can be stored for a day inn the fridge in a container with a lid that's air-tight.

😄What to serve with peach salad

An easy-breezy fresh peach salad calls for an equally easy main dish when you're serving this for supper.

Try one of these recipes for a perfect pairing:

Alright I hope you love this peach and basil salad with feta.

If you do make it, rate the recipe and let me know in the comments. I love hearing from you!

More peaches than you know what to do with? Make this summer-forward One Pan Chicken Breast with Zucchini and Peaches recipe!

~April

PS. Lookin' for some more easy, gluten-free recipes to try this summer?

Check out these recipes:

• Summer Corn and Black Bean Salsa
• Delicious Gluten Free Zucchini Bread
• Healthy Banana Bread with White Beans
• Simple Mango Salsa
• Simple Coleslaw Recipe (no mayo)

📖 Recipe