This ‘California-meets-Mediterranean” recipe from Executive Chef/Partner CJ Jacobson of Aba is designed for easy, flavor-packed hosting all summer long.
Ingredients
For the salad:
1 cup sliced ripe peaches
½ cup sliced cucumber
2 tablespoon rose water vinaigrette(recipe below)
3 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
5 leaves mint, torn
5 leaves shiso, torn
5 leaves basil, torn
Freshly ground black pepper
Sea salt, to taste
For the rosewater vinaigrette:
1 teaspoon finely diced shallot
1 teaspoon rose water
¼ cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
lemon juice, from one lemon wedge
Freshly ground black pepper and sea salt, to taste
Preparation
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To prepare vinaigrette, add shallot, vinegars and sugar in a bowl. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
Add salt, pepper, rose water and grapefruit juice. Whisk well.
Add olive oil and whisk for 3 minutes until emulsified
Toss peaches and cucumber with rose water vinaigrette and salt to taste. Layer peach mixture with feta, and top with herbs and pepper.