I have a love affair with arugula. I adore how it has its own unique flavor that differs from a lot of other leafy greens and how that taste compliments so many other delicious flavors. We’ve been eating arugula in so many different ways this season because you can simply pile it high with fresh vegetables and/or fruit, add some cheese, a little dressing or oil and call it a meal. That’s pretty much what this Grilled Peach & Arugula Salad recipe is, but at the same time, it’s so much more.
The peaches on this arugula salad combined with a honey champagne vinaigrette make it a standout recipe that you’ll want to have over and over again on hot days.
Peachy sweetness
Peaches are just starting to come into season, and they make this salad. While I don’t often like fruit on salad (I’m a savory-salad kind of girl), the peaches are sweet without being over powering and tart, like some other fruits.
This recipe is unique because it calls for grilling the peaches. This will bring out the natural sugars in the fruit and caramelize them. It’s a sweet and more nutritious way to sweeten this fruit to perfection.
What is burrata anyways?
I’ve also added burrata to this salad because I also have a love affair with cheese. Adding a little salt and pepper to burrata kind of makes it the perfect cheese.
In case you’re not sure what burrata is, it’s a fresh, Italian cow’s milk cheese that’s made from mozzarella and cream. The outside of it is mozzarella and the inside is a soft, spreadable cheese called stracciatella.
Champagne Vinaigrette
Champagne Vinaigrette The dressing for this Peach & Arugula Salad is simple. It combines extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, honey and mustard for a sweet tang that compliments the peaches. It also blends well with the onions and spiciness of the arugula.
With all those whole, humble and delicious ingredients this salad is a perfect, simple meal for summer nights. It can serve as a main dish, a side or even serve it as an appetizer. I think you’ll find its as versatile as it is delightful.
Find the full recipe below. Also, keep an eye on the recipe section of the site as we build the library of farmhouse food.
Tips for making Grilled Peach & Arugula Salad
- Make your dressing first and then set aside. You could even make it hours or the day before to give the flavors time to meld.
- If you want to grill inside, I recommend using a cast iron griddle like this one that we used.
- Watch your bread as you grill it. It burns easily.
Thank you so much for visiting today, friends! I hope you love this Grilled Peach & Arugula Salad and will come back soon to see what else we’re up to here at Sugar Maple Farmhouse. For another of my favorite salads, check out this Rotini Salad {HERE}.
Peach & Arugula Salad with burrata and red onions
Ingredients
Arugula Salad Ingredients
- 6 cups arugula
- 4-6 peaches, fresh and firm that are just starting to rippen
- 4-5 piece of burrata cheese, sliced in half
- 1 large red onion
- 1/2 loaf of frech bread, grilled
- Ground salt and pepper to taste
- 4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Honey Champagne Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. champagne vinegar
- 1.5 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- Juice from 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Champagne Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Instructions
- Mic together extra virgin olive oil, champagne vinegar, honey, dijon mustard and lemon juice. Combine well with a whisk.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Set aside. It's best to make this in advance of your salad so the ingredients have time to come together.
Arugula Salad Instructions
- Pour your extra virgin olive oil into a small cup and heat your grill or griddle to medium. You can grill all these ingredients inside or outside but you want to make sure that the heat is on medium and whatever you're grilling on is warmed up. For this receipt with used a cast iron griddle.
- Slice your peaches and then brush them with the olive oil on both sides. Grill skin side down first. Grill 5 minutes and then flip over to grill for another 3-5 minutes
- Slice your red onion and cover both sides with some extra virgin olive oil. If your surface is large enough, grill your onion at the same time you grill your peaches. I slice them but keep the rings together to make grilling easier. Grill 3-5 minutes per side.
- While your peaches and onions are grilling, wash and plate your arugula. You can serve it on a cutting board like I did or serve it in a bowl.
- Slice your burrata in half and put aside. Handle it gently. The cheese on the inside is delicate and it will not stay put once you slice it unless handled with care.
- Slice your French bread and cover both sides with what's left of your extra virgin olive oil. Grill each side 2-4 minutes. Watch this carefully. You don't want it to burn.
- Once done grilling, add your warm peaches and onions to your arugula.
- Add your burrata.
- Add additional fresh salt and cracked pepper as desired.
- Put bread on the cutting board or serve on a separate plate if you decide to use a bowl.
- Drizzle your dressing over everything and serve!
I can’t wait for my peaches to be ready. I have been saving some great recipes to try as soon as they are ripe! I’m bookmarking this one now. It looks perfect!
Oh yes please! I know I’d love this salad. I am a huge fan of peaches, so having them in a salad would be fabulous.
This salad sounds delicious. I am super excited to try it.
oh my gosh my mouth is literally watering looking at all these delicious pictures! I cant wait to try and make this for friends this upcoming weekend- refreshing and delicious!
This salad looks so yummy and flavorful. I can’t wait to give this recipe a try.
Salads this time of year happen a lot, because it’s too hot sometimes to heat something up. I would love to add this to our salad rotation!
I have to try this! I’ve never had grilled peaches before. It looks so packed full of flavor.
We love making this salad when the peaches ripen. Sometimes we replace the mozzarella cheese with goat cheese. Oh, that is so good, too.
This looks absolutely delicious. I love peaches and grilling them really adds some extra layers of flavor.
What a perfect summer salad! I don’t have a love affair with arugula, but this recipe is changing my mind.
Grilled peaches sound so delicious. This salad would be so awesome to serve at my next cookout.
This looks really good! I’ve never tried grilled peaches before.
I love the sweet and savory flavor combo! This salad looks fabulous! A must try recipe!
This looks like a dish a professional dish prepared. I think it has a lot of explosive flavors in it. This is so good.
This salad looks really amazing! I love the combination of flavors!
This recipe really caught my attention. I look forward to making this recipe.
I could eat this everyday! I love the tip on the cast iron skillet. We love cast iron, on the stop top, oven or straight over a fire pit!
This really looks so good. I have been saying that I needed to up my salad game and this seems like the definition of that. I love the looks of this one!
That looks amazing! I”ve never tried to grill a peach but I can imagine that it is out of this world.
Everything about this salad sounds extraordinary. This is totally something I have to have in my belly… now!
That looks delicious! I think my Bestie would love it! Have to try it the next time I go and visit!
I love a good salad and arugula is one of my faves. I have never tried having peach in my salad though. That looks delish!
Yum! This sounds like my type of salad for sure. This is filled with so many tasty flavors & textures!!
You had me at peaches! I’m a Georgia girl!
Ive had a peach arugula salad before and it is amazing. Who knew peaches and salad would make such a delicious combo!
This looks really delicious. Can’t wait to go to my kitchen to try making this recipe!
Goodness, this looks so good! I saved the recipe and will make this the soonest. The Honey Champagne Vinaigrette is perfect!
I worked in a vegetarian restaurant throughout college and learned that salads are anything but boring. But we didn’t serve anything that looked like this. Those grilled peaches look divine!
This recipe looks absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to give it a try!
I love a good zesty salad. I often add fruits to mine to jazz them up a bit.
Oh yum, what a delicious looking salad. I love the different flavors. I must try this soon!
I need to make this salad for dinner. It looks so delicious.
This recipe looks absolutely delicious. I love grilled peaches. This salad is a perfect summer meal.
Burrata looks so delicious. The name is kinda funny when you hear it here in the Philippines. Hehe. Just saying.
An excellent choice for summer lunch and even dinner.
I made this again this week. The peaches are perfect here.
Burrata and arugula sounds perfect together. I can’t wait to try this.
This sounds like a great combination. I love arugula and that burrata cheese is amazing.
This looks so healthy and tasty! I’ll have to try it!
Looks like a salad I would get at the spa, but I could totally make this.
The grilled peaches looks perfect. I love the combination, thanks for the idea.
This looks absolutely amazing! I’m a vegetarian so this is perfect. I love burrata and it’s nice to find a recipe with something other than tomatoes to go with it! I love peaches and arugula, too!
Oh I forgot how yummy peaches are in salad! Going to make this for my lunch one day thanks for the inspo.
Peach and arugula are so great idea. It sounds perfect for a summer side dish!
I really do love getting experimental with salads. Fruit can work really well. This combo looks amazing!!!
That looks really yummy, I definitely need to get some peaches!
This looks so yummy! Totally need to make this soon
Grilled Peach & Arugula Salad is perfect! It contains my favorite items! Those onions look so delicious! I will definitely make it this weekend.
Grilled Peaches are delicious we love them during the harvesting season here in Georgia, there is nothing better.
That salad looks gorgeous! I’ll definitely prepare this for my wife and kids.
Yumm!!! this looks beyond tasty, I love anything with peach. screams summer for sure
It looks so flavorful and tasty. It is worth giving a try!
Oh my gosh, this looks absolutely delicious! Totally my kind of meal. Definitely pinning to save to make soon!
This looks like an amazing summer salad.
Why am I hungry again after reading this post. I should have some salad for today’s meal then. Nice food photos you got there.
This recipe sound awesome! I can’t wait to try it!