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    Default A Friend Sent This Salad Idea Using Fresh Peaches- YUM! :)

    Spinach Salad w/ Peaches, Prosciutto and Balsamic Vinaigrette

    Dressing:
    1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil of good quality
    Juice of 1/4 lemon

    Peaches:
    2 large ripe free-stone peaches, peeled and pitted
    1/2 c. good quality balsamic vinegar
    1 T. honey
    1 T. unsalted butter

    Salad:
    1 large bunch of baby spinach, stems removed
    8 slices prosciutto ham
    1 c. goat cheese, crumbled (bleu is good, too!)

    Dressing: Whisk together oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground or cracked white pepper.

    Peaches: Cut peach into 8 wedges. Place balsamic vinegar and honey in a frying pan. Over medium heat, bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes or until reduced to half. Add butter and mix well. Add peach wedges, toss to coat, then saute for 1 or 2 minutes. (You are just heating them through, not cooking them.) Remove from the stove.

    Salad: Toss together the spinach and dressing in a large bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground white pepper.

    To serve: Divide spinach between 4 large salad plates or bowl. Top each serving with 4 peach wedges, then drizzle with the balsamic/honey/butter mixture from the frying pan. Place 2 slices of prosciutto on each salad and sprinkle with goat cheese.

    *also would be delicious w/ shrimp, smoked salmon, a fried razor clam, chicken breast or duck breast!

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    Sounds wonderful!

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    I really like the sound of that, peaches and cheese, nice combination.

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    There is nothing as good as ripened peaches. I could eat a dozen of them but most I find in north Louisiana are green. When I find some good ones I usually go back and get more from the same basket.

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    I remember first place I ever saw peaches growing on a tree was at my great aunt's home in Stuttgart, Arkansas. They don't grow up here in Illinois.

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