Farm to table is a big thing nowadays, but since I don't have a farm I'm calling this my backyard to table salad. Yup the peaches came from my tree and the fresh herbs from our pallet garden.
Let's chit-chat about the pallet garden. This was my wife's project and I must say it's kinda cool to have so many fresh herbs available. Usually I'll plant a few of my favorites but this time, she loaded up the pallet with all sorts of different herbs like purple basil, oregano, thyme, chocolate mint (yes it totally does taste like chocolate) and lemon balm.
My peach tree has been faithful every year producing a lot of juicy peaches, so be prepared for stacks of peach recipes heading your way!
Not all of those recipes will be sweet. Just like with this herb salad, peaches taste great in savory dishes too.
A simple olive oil dressing with some lemon balsamic and the herbs make it perfect for summer. Don't be skimping on the cheese, I used a good sized chunk of Point Reyes Blue Cheese, it's creamy but perfect for crumbling over the candied pecans and toasted almonds.
Sweet meet savory...savory say hi to sweet! And they all lived happily ever after!
