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Bresaola and Peach Salad

Here's the Bresaola and Peach Salad: a light, fresh, and delicious idea perfect for delighting all your guests and family members during summer lunches and dinners!
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Bresaola and Peach Salad
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Prep 10 minutes
  • Servings Serves 2

This Bresaola and Peach Salad is a light and tasty salad ready in less than ten minutes, perfect to serve for lunch or dinner during the hottest days of the year, bringing to the table an alternative to the classic Prosciutto and Melon. This dish is really simple and quick to prepare and perfectly combines two ingredients that nobody would apparently pair together.

All you need to do is clean and cut the peach into slices and serve it on a bed of arugula (rocket), alternating it with slices of bresaola to create a refreshing cold dish that will amaze everyone!

The Melon and Watermelon Salad and the Salmon Avocado Salad are fantastic alternatives to today’s recipe that we absolutely recommend trying to bring new dishes to your table during the summer season. Now, let’s prepare this Bresaola and Peach Salad!

[Note about bresaola: Bresaola is an air-dried, salted beef made from top round, which has been aged two to three months until it becomes hard and dark red. It can be found in Italian specialty stores or high-end delicatessens. If unavailable, you can substitute with very thinly sliced prosciutto or lean roast beef, though the taste will be different.]

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. To prepare the Bresaola and Peach Salad, start by washing the peaches under running water, then cut them in half, remove the pit, and slice them thinly. Set aside. In a bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of olive oil with the juice of half a lemon (strained) and a pinch of salt, stirring well to combine.

  2. On a serving plate, create a bed of arugula (rocket) and arrange alternating slices of bresaola (air-dried beef) and peaches. Drizzle with the oil and lemon dressing, garnish with whole peppercorns, and serve your Bresaola and Peach Salad.

Alternatives

If you don’t like pepper, you can omit it from this recipe as it serves mainly as a decorative element. You could also substitute bresaola with prosciutto if bresaola is not available in your area.

Tips

For preparing the Peach and Bresaola Salad, we recommend using sweet and juicy peaches. Bresaola is an Italian air-dried beef that can be found in specialty stores or Italian delicatessens.

Storage

The Peach and Bresaola Salad should be served and consumed immediately for the best taste and texture. If necessary, you can store it in an airtight plastic container in the refrigerator for up to one day, though this may affect the freshness of the ingredients.