Heirloom Tomato and Nectarine Salad

Sweet and savory meet in this fabulous summer salad featuring tomatoes, nectarines, cucumbers and more.

At a family party this weekend, my cousin made a beautiful salad of heirloom tomatoes, red onions, herbs, nectarines and a light vinaigrette from a local farm. It was brilliant.

The sweetness of the nectarines are a lovely contrast to the onions and tomatoes. And the vinaigrette really brought it all together. It was absolutely amazing.

This salad is inspired by hers. I've switched up the herbs a bit and left out the red onions, though they would be a welcome addition. I've added a cucumber for crunch as well. And instead of the local vinaigrette, I made my own lime-walnut one. It's light and lovely with the flavors in the salad.

Paige and I made this salad this morning. The herbs came straight from our garden, picked minutes before we used them. Then, she feasted on it for lunch, asking for seconds. I daresay she loved this Heirloom Tomato and Nectarine Salad.

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Yield: 6 servings

Heirloom Tomato and Nectarine Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

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Ingredients

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• 2 medium heirloom tomatoes, or one large one
• 2 nectarines, pitted
• 1 cucumber, peeled
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoon walnut oil, use olive oil as a substitution
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 clove garlic, minced

Instructions

1. Dice the tomatoes, nectarines and cucumber into like-sized pieces. I prefer mine to be roughly ½ inch, but larger is good too.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the tomatoes, nectarines, cucumbers, basil, parsley and mint. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the walnut oil, lime juice, salt, pepper and garlic.
4. Pour the vinaigrette mixture over the tomato mixture and stir well.
5. Serve immediately, or chill until ready to serve.