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Stone Fruit Caprese Salad (Without Tomatoes)

Published: Jul 15, 2021 · Modified: Sep 23, 2022 by Claire · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases · 7 Comments

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This baked stone fruit caprese salad is a fun summer salad that combines creamy mozzarella with peaches, nectarines and cherries. It's flavoured with fresh basil and can be served as an appetiser, lunch or light dinner.

Love salads with fresh fruit? Do peek at my no tomato salsa for another time!

stone fruit caprese salad on a brown plate.

My family always loves salads for summer picnics and BBQs. Perhaps you may like to also see my sweet potato couscous salad and apple, fennel and radish salad for more fresh and light ideas to share with your loved ones.

Love stone fruits for summer dishes? Check out my nectarine chicken and my mango ginger mocktail for more sweet recipes to try!

This caprese salad without tomatoes is light and fresh, with the most delightful sweetness from the fruit. Perfect as an easy lunch, or alongside other dishes for entertaining!

Jump to:
  • 💭 What is a fruit caprese salad?
  • ⭐ Why you'll love this recipe
  • 🍒 Ingredients
  • 📖 Variations on ingredients
  • 🔪 Step by step instructions
  • 💭 Recipe tips and notes
  • 🍽 How to serve this caprese salad
  • 🥗 More summer salad recipes
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💬 Comments

💭 What is a fruit caprese salad?

Traditional Italian caprese salad is mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, with a good glug of olive oil. There are so many variations now though, and it is such an adaptable recipe. I've seen a fair few caprese salads using fruit, and one of my favourite cafes in London does one with stone fruit, which is delicious.

My version is a take on that recipe, but without tomatoes. It lightly bakes the stone fruit to bring out their sweetness and to make it feel a little more indulgent. You don't have to bake the fruit, but I think it is delicious, and hope you like it too!

⭐ Why you'll love this recipe

  • Fresh and light - the fresh fruit, creamy mozzarella and basil are full of flavour but don't feel heavy at all. Perfect as an appetizer or a lunch idea.
  • Seasonal produce - this makes the most of the delicious stone fruit in season during the summer months.
  • Easy to make - just a few steps to make the recipe.

🍒 Ingredients

cherries, peaches, plums and basil in a wooden box.

Stone fruit caprese salad is always a 'few ingredients' recipe, and very simple to make. You will need:

  • Mozzarella: you want the fresh mozzarella that comes in a packet with liquid. Tear or slice to your preference.
  • Stone fruit: always abundant in summer and so sweet and flavourful when baked. Adjust the quantities to those fruits you like the best.
  • Basil: the most delightful Italian herb that I grow on my windowsill every year. Its flavour compliments the cheese and fruit so well.
  • Olive oil: use an extra virgin olive oil for the best flavour.
  • Honey: to add that indulgent flavour and bring out the sweetness of the fruit.

📖 Variations on ingredients

There are many stone fruits to choose from, so pick those you like best. As well as peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries, there are also plums when in season and mango too. I haven't ever tried this recipe with mango but I think it would have a lovely, slightly tropical taste!

If you prefer, you can always use burrata in place of mozzarella cheese. Burrata is softer and has an even more creamy taste.

If you follow a low histamine diet, then be aware that plums score 1 and are noted as a liberator on the SIGHI list.

Any salad leaves will be lovely, but be mindful that spinach is high histamine so best avoided if you follow this diet. I often use lamb's lettuce in place of arugula.

🔪 Step by step instructions

This salad is very easy to make, with just a bit of baking time for the fruit to become soft and even sweeter.

peaches and nectarines on a baking tray.
honey dressing in a glass bowl.
  1. Scatter the fruit on a baking tray (with the exception of the cherries) and drizzle with a little honey. Bake for around 15 minutes, then add the cherries. Bake for another 7-8 minutes.
  2. While the fruit is baking, tear the mozzarella and arrange on your plate with the arugula.
  3. Carefully spoon off a tablespoon or so of the fruit juices, and once cooled combine with the other dressing ingredients.
  4. Add the fruit to your plate and drizzle over the dressing.

💭 Recipe tips and notes

  • The main tip for making this fruit caprese salad is to use ripe fruit. Not overly ripe, but definitely ripe! Using fruit that is still hard means that it won't taste as sweet and it also won't release its juices to make the salad dressing.
  • Using extra virgin olive oil rather than olive oil is always better for salads as it has a much richer flavour.
  • To make life easier, use a cherry de-stoner (it seems less messy too!).

🍽 How to serve this caprese salad

Caprese salad can be served on its own, perhaps with a fun summer drink such as my blueberry honey mocktail as an appetizer or light lunch.

For some sides to make it a more filling meal, then you could serve with a crusty bread roll (if you tolerate bread), or if not then my multi-seed crackers are so easy to make and a great gluten-free option.

overhead view of stone fruit caprese salad on a brown plate next to a small bowl of dressing and basil leaves.

🥗 More summer salad recipes

Find fresh and tasty salads including my pear and fennel salad, tropical mango slaw and quinoa arugula salad on my salads page. Some recent recipes to try out:

  • chicken pesto pasta salad in a white bowl next to fresh basil leaves, radishes and salad servers.
    Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
  • roasted beet and carrot salad on a white plate.
    Beet and Carrot Salad
  • cucumber celery salad on a white plate next to fresh mint leaves and olive oil.
    Cucumber Celery Salad
  • beet kale salad in a light brown bowl next to fresh beets and a bottle of olive oil.
    Roasted Beet Kale Salad

I’m always in the kitchen, so come join me on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest to be the first to hear of new recipes. And please do leave a star rating if you've tried the recipe!

📖 Recipe

stone fruit caprese salad on a brown rimmed plate.

Stone Fruit Caprese Salad

Claire
This baked stone fruit caprese salad without tomatoes makes the most of summer fruits, and combines with creamy mozzarella and basil. Serves 2 as a light lunch.
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 23 minutes mins
Total Time 33 minutes mins
Course Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Cuisine American, British, Italian
Servings 2 people
Calories 571 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 apricots cut into halves or quarters
  • 1 peach cut into quarters
  • 1 nectarine cut into quarters
  • ¼ cherries de-stoned and halved
  • 1 ball mozzarella torn into pieces
  • handful basil leaves
  • ½ bag rocket / arugula
  • 1 teaspoon honey

For the fruit dressing

  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • pinch salt
  • pinch black pepper optional
  • fruit juice (from the baked fruit)
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or white distilled vinegar optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C / 360F. Once at temperature scatter the fruit (with the exception of the cherries) on an ovenproof baking tray and drizzle with a teaspoon of honey. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the fruit has started to soften. Adjust the time depending upon how ripe the fruit is.
  • Add the cherries to the tray and bake for a further 7-8 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, and carefully spoon out a couple of teaspoon of the fruit juices that will have collected in the tray. Set aside the fruit and the juice to cool.
  • Arrange the arugala on a plate, then add the fruit, mozzarella and basil.
  • Make the dressing by combining the ingredients, and drizzle over the salad.

Notes

  • Use stone fruits that you prefer or have to hand.
  • The fruit needs to be ripe for the best sweetness.
  • Adjust the timings for baking the fruit depending upon how ripe it is. Very ripe fruit will likely need a little less time in the oven.
  • Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
 
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
  • cherries score 0 but have a not 'controversial'.
  • arugula isn't rated on the list.
  • black pepper scores 2.
  • apple cider vinegar scores 1. White distilled vinegar scores 0. Leave out if you cannot tolerate vinegar.

Nutrition

Calories: 571kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 28gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 739mgPotassium: 507mgFiber: 4gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 2809IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 640mgIron: 2mg
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Comments

  1. Jules says

    June 20, 2023 at 5:24 pm

    5 stars
    An absolutely stunning salad! Everything works so well together and I shall definitely be making it again. Probably tomorrow … 😁

    Reply
    • Claire says

      June 20, 2023 at 5:52 pm

      So glad you like it Jules! I'm going to be making it too when the summer makes a return here. Hope you enjoy it again tomorrow hehe!

      Reply
  2. Sara says

    May 26, 2022 at 2:31 pm

    5 stars
    This meal honestly felt like I was cheating! 😂 It was SO tasty with all the fruit and the balance of arugula and fresh basil really brought it all together. Another favorite at the top of my list I will definitely make every summer.

    Reply
    • Claire says

      May 26, 2022 at 2:56 pm

      So glad you like it Sara! Easy meals are the best on a busy day aren't they!

      Reply
  3. Alison Hayes says

    July 18, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    Claire - this sounds great! Baking the fruit just that bit sounds like it'll bring out the flavors. Love mozzarella cheese so this sounds amazing in that sense as well. So much yum in this meal!

    Reply
  4. Carrie Kellenberger says

    July 17, 2021 at 5:06 am

    This looks so gorgeous. I'd love to serve it if we could have people over, but for now, we'll look for some mozzarella, hope we can find some, and enjoy it all to ourselves. Gorgeous photos, Claire. I'm sure it's as delicious as it looks.

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      July 17, 2021 at 9:28 am

      Thanks Carrie, and hope you can find some mozzarella! You will have to tell me which cheeses are easy to get hold of in Taiwan so I can see if I can come up with some recipes 🙂

      Reply

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Hi, I’m Claire. After a diagnosis of MCAS I began to follow a low histamine diet, which has helped me manage my symptoms. Here I hope to show that a restrictive diet can still be full of flavourful meals, and help you enjoy being creative in the kitchen.

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