Try this peach caprese salad with blueberries for a flavor-filled, nutritious, and satisfying dish! It can be served as a main course or as a side to meat or poultry.

Why You’ll Love This Peach Caprese Salad

Sometimes you just want a salad as the main dish for a lunch or dinner. Particularly during the warmer seasons of the year, a lettuce or greens-based salad is refreshing and not heavy like a meat-based meal. But this salad also works well as a simple side dish. It would go well with this easy roasted chicken, baked fish, or pasta.

And while many salad recipes are plain and simple in flavor, this peach caprese salad with blueberries is more complex and delicious. It starts off with fresh arugula, fresh peaches, and blueberries, which is a pretty good beginning for any recipe!

peach and blueberry caprese salad closeup

The homemade dressing blend of olive oil, honey, and lemon juice adds a sweet and tangy zest to make the salad even more mouth-watering. But that’s not all! Fresh mozzarella and Prosciutto slices add protein and also add to the deliciousness. Finally, everything is topped off with a balsamic glaze for a perfect finishing touch.

But even though the flavors of this salad are complex, it couldn’t be simpler to make. As a result, this would be a great simple salad for a weeknight meal, but also special enough for company.

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Supplies Needed for This Recipe

There are just a few basic supplies you’ll need to make this recipe:

Ingredients Needed for This Recipe

Find the complete list of ingredients, amounts, and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Arugula: Arugula has a slightly spicy, peppery flavor that really blends well with the sweet fruit and honey. Baby arugula is known to have a milder flavor than more mature arugula. It’s a good source of vitamin K and has minerals like calcium and potassium.

Peach: Make sure your peach is ripe to enjoy the full flavor potential of this salad. You can use yellow or white-fleshed peaches. Peaches are a good source of vitamins A and C, and also have some minerals.

Blueberries: Fresh blueberries nicely complement the peach slices. Blueberries are a nutritional powerhouse with vitamins C and K and the mineral manganese. They’re also loaded with flavonoids, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.

Mozzarella: Fresh mozzarella cheese crumbles add a pleasing balance to the fruity sweetness. Mozzarella is a good source of protein and calcium.

Prosciutto: Thin slices of prosciutto make for a flavorful addition to this salad. Prosciutto is basically just dry-cured and thinly sliced ham.

peach caprese salad with blueberries on a serving tray

Olive Oil: High-quality cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil has a complex flavor that’s smooth with notes that are both sweet and peppery. Pure olive oil is known to be one of the healthiest oils due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Honey: Honey is used to mix with the olive oil and lemon juice to add another layer of sweetness to this salad. Raw honey has several health benefits, including antioxidant content. It may even have the potential to help with memory disorders! We usually buy honey in bulk from our food co-op.

Lemon juice: You can use fresh or bottled lemon juice, although I always prefer fresh.

Balsamic glaze: Balsamic glaze adds the final touch to your salad. Also known as “balsamic reduction,” it’s simply balsamic vinegar that’s reduced (cooked to remove water) to make it thicker, with a hint of sweetness.

Salt and Pepper: You can use as little or as much salt as you want. This is my favorite sea salt.

How to Make Peach Caprese Salad With Blueberries

whisking peach slices and blueberries with dressing

In a small bowl, thoroughly whisk together the olive oil, honey and lemon juice.
Thinly slice the peach. Add the peaches and the blueberries to the bowl with the dressing and stir/toss to completely coat the fruit.
Remove the fruit from the dressing and place on top of the arugula. Add on the prosciutto and crumble the fresh mozzarella. Drizzle the balsamic glaze on top. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serving Ideas

This delicious salad could serve as a standalone light lunch or dinner, or pair it with some sourdough artisan bread or overnight sourdough biscuits.

You could also serve it as a side dish with this crustless quiche, meatless baked ziti, or a meat dish like teriyaki burgers or easy roasted chicken.

peach caprese salad with blueberries on a white platter

How to Store Peach Caprese Salad

This salad doesn’t keep very well because of the cut peaches. It’s best to only make as much as you plan to consume in one sitting.

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