Stone Fruit Caprese Salad
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.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 571kcal
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.
- 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: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 739mg | Potassium: 507mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 2809IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 640mg | Iron: 2mg