• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Simply So Good

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Recipes / Healthy / Peaches Green Beans Salad with Orange Ricotta

Peaches Green Beans Salad with Orange Ricotta

September 13, 2013 Updated August 28, 2018 2 Comments

13 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
While at a local farmer’s market,  I purchased a lovely bushel of peaches and farm fresh green beans fo this farmer’s market salad.  Adding a dollop of ricotta is a creamy addition to any salad.

For the salad you will need:

1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 – 2 teaspoons sugar or honey
zest from 1/2 of an orange
3 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or fresh lemon juice
2 – 3 tablespoons lemon flavored olive oil
salt and pepper
Fresh leafy greens and arugula
1 cup green beans
2 – 3 peaches
1/3 cup Marcona almonds

If you have never tried a dollop of ricotta on a salad, you are in for a treat.  Place 1/2 cup ricotta in a small mixing bowl.

Add sugar or honey, if desired.

Add zest from 1/2 an orange.  Stir mixture until smooth and set aside.

In a small mixing bowl add 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar or lemon juice.  I love champagne vinegar.  Look for different flavors to mix up the flavor of a vinaigrette.

Add a pinch of salt to taste.

A few grinds of pepper.

Add 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil.  I like my dressing on the acidic side and I try to use the least amount of oil necessary.

Whisk together and and set aside.

Snip the ends off of the green beans.  If you’re lucky you can find hericot vert, which is a thin french green bean.  I wasn’t so lucky this time but the beans are still great.

Cut the beans on an angle about 2-inches long.

Drop the beans in boiling water.  This will enhance the green color and cook them just a bit.

As soon as the beans are a bright vibrant green, remove them from the boiling water and put them in a bowl of ice water.  The ice water will stop the cooking process and leave the beans crisp and green.

Place a about 6 cups of mixed greens in a large serving bowl.

(I’m having lighting issues today.  I only use natural light and one minute it’s gray and raining and the next minute it’s bright and sunny…ahhhh)

Top with blanched green beans.

Peel and slice 2 – 3 peaches.  I guess removing the skins is optional.  If you like the skin, then leave it on.  It’s your salad.

Top with sliced peaches.

Drizzle with dressing.

Add macrona almonds.

Serve with a dollop of orange ricotta.

My farmers market salad with a creamy ricotta topping…to make up for the peach shake that I wish I had about right now.

peaches, green beans, almonds, greens, and ricotta on white plate
5 from 1 vote
Print

Peach Green Bean Salad with Orange Ricotta

Fresh local peaches and green beans in a farmer's market salad with a dollop of orange ricotta

Course Dinner, lunch, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword salad
Prep Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 141 kcal

Ingredients

For the orange ricotta:

  • 1/2 cup  ricotta cheese
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons sugar or honey
  • zest from 1/2 of an orange

For the vinaigrette:

  • 3 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or fresh lemon juice
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons lemon flavored olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Salad

  • Fresh leafy greens and arugula
  • 1 cup green beans cut into 2-inch pieces and blanced
  • 2 - 3 peaches sliced
  • 1/3 cup Marcona almonds

Instructions

For the orange ricotta:

  1. In a small mixing bowl, combine ricotta, sugar and orange zest.  Mix until smooth. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.

For the vinaigrette:

  1. In a small mixing bowl add vinegar, salt, pepper, and whisk in olive oil.

Salad

  1. In a a large mixing bowl, add lettuce greens and arugula.  Add blanched green beans and sliced peaches. Toss with vinaigrette.  Sprinkle with marcona almonds and serve with a dollop of orange ricotta.  Makes 4-6 servings
Nutrition Facts
Peach Green Bean Salad with Orange Ricotta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 26mg1%
Potassium 184mg5%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 320IU6%
Vitamin C 7.7mg9%
Calcium 103mg10%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Healthy, Salads, Vegetarian Tagged With: champagne vinaigrette, fresh peach salad, green bean salad, green beans, Peaches, Ricotta, step-by-step instruction, step-by-step photo's.

Previous Post: « Basil Pesto from the Garden
Next Post: Hand Peach Pies »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kezia says

    September 13, 2013 at 7:42 am

    I love love love the look of this! Salads are my favourite at the moment but I'm running out of inspiration!

    Reply
    • Janet Barton says

      September 13, 2013 at 8:25 pm

      I hope you try it. I'm still hanging on to cool summer salads. I'm just not ready for warm comfort foods yet.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

About Me

Janet Barton

Hi I'm Janet and this is where I share my delicious made-from-scratch seasonal recipes that I make at home for my family every day.

I believe cooking from scratch, using unprocessed and whole foods is an important part of healthy eating. My goal is to help you create amazing recipes by providing easy step-by-step photos and instructions.

Read More »

Trending Recipes

  • No-knead Crusty Bread in a Dutch oven No-knead Crusty Bread
  • pink iced heart sugar cookies Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
  • Lemonade and raspberry lemonade in tall glasses Old Fashioned Lemonade
  • Kalamata olive fouggase on marble with dipping sauce Kalamata Olive and Rosemary Fougasse with Fresh Herb and Pepper Dipping Oil
  • Glass of almond milk with 2 gray striped straws on wood board with container of almond milk in background Quick Homemade Almond Milk
  • Bunny butter cookies in a bowl with colored sprinkles Miffy Petit Beurre (Shortbread Cookies)
  • Tree cut out sugar cookies with green icing and golden sprinkles Butter Dream Sugar Cookies
  • overhead shot of no-knead Dakota Bread on a blue cloth No-Knead Dakota Bread
  • Homemade Buttermilk Ricotta
  • Lemon Curd Ice Cream in bread pan with spoon Lemon Curd Ice Cream

Latest on Instagram

simplysogood

It’s time for Miffy cookies! I love these cute l It’s time for Miffy cookies! I love these cute little French shortbread Miffy Petit Beurre cookie. These cute little butter shortbread cookies melt in your mouth. 🐰💗

You don’t need a Miffy cookie cutter in order to make this delicious shortbread cookie. You can make them any shape.

#easter #bunny #shortbread
My favorite chocolate cupcakes topped with the flu My favorite chocolate cupcakes topped with the fluffiest white chocolate icing. 

This is an old vintage recipe from my childhood and is called “Ermine frosting”. It is so smooth and creamy. It’s definitely not your normal icing. It is less sweet and super fluffy. I think you’ll love it❣️

The recipe is linked in my bio. 😘

#valentinesday #feb14 #valentine
Oh baby! This combination: Chocolate, Banana, and Oh baby!  This combination: Chocolate, Banana, and Nutella🔥The most extremely moist chocolate banana cupcakes, with Nutella icing… Plus a little surprise of chocolate chunks inside!

The Nutella icing is so creamy and delicious.  It’s loaded with Nutella and a bit of sour cream. 🤤 

#chocolatebanana #chocolatecupcakes #nutellabanana
Valentine’s Day = Sugar Cookies! Am I the only Valentine’s Day = Sugar Cookies!

Am I the only one who craves sugar cookies beginning February 1st?  It’s time to stock up on butter & Valentine sprinkles. 💗

You can find my favorite Valentines sugar cookie recipes in the link in my bio. They are all so buttery 🤤 and will melt-in-your-mouth and freeze great. 

Baking starts now!! 

#valentinescookies #sugarcookies #thebestsugarcookies #valentines
The lunar new year is soon approaching this Sunday The lunar new year is soon approaching this Sunday, January 22. We are celebrating the year of the rabbit with these homemade Mandarin Pork Potstickers with Ginger Soy Sauce for dipping!!

Wishing you a fabulous year filled with love, peace, bunny ears, and potstickers. ✌️❤️🐰 🥟

#lunarnewyear #potstickers #yearoftherabbit
Why I love slow cooker lentil soup: * I can throw Why I love slow cooker lentil soup:

* I can throw the ingredients into a slow cooker before I go to bed and it will be hot and steamy when I finish a long, cold run in the morning.
* I can toss the ingredients into a slow cooker in the morning and let it do its magic all day for a quick supper. 
* It’s brothy!  I love brothy soups. 
* It’s noted with healthy and nutritious ingredients.
* This recipe can be made in an instant pot in about 20 minutes!
Recipe link in bio

#lentilsoup #crockpotsoup #slowcookersoup
This is a very quick version of Christmas Stollen This is a very quick version of Christmas Stollen flavored bread. The sweet dough is filled with dried fruit, candied orange and lemon peel, and almonds. 

The dough is wrapped around a ribbon of marzipan filling. Bake until golden then dust heavily with powder sugar. 

I like to toast a thick slice then scoop out the warm marzipan and spread it all over my toasted Stollen 🤤

#christmasbaking #stollenbread
#christmasrecipe
Biscotti literally means “twice baked”, and do Biscotti literally means “twice baked”, and double baking is the secret to these crunchy Italian cookies. Their hard texture makes them perfect for dipping into your hot drink. 

Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti are my favorite and I add them to my Christmas cookie list because they make such a cute gift, but most of all I love dipping them in my cocoa. 

#biscotti #christmascookies #christmasbaking
During my September runs I start looking for the p During my September runs I start looking for the perfect juniper bush for my natural gingerbread houses. 
The bushes must be filled with perfect purple berries. 

In December in start snipping those twigs and berries to adorn my natural little houses. I add nuts, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, herbs, and a dusting of powdered sugar. ☺️

#gingerbreadhouse #gingerbread
#nature
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Footer

Featured on

The Daily Meal Logo The foodgawker-logo reddit Logo BuzzFeed Logo halfbaked Harvest Logo Browneyed Baker Logo FOOD52 Logo University of Washington Logo sheknows Logo

Copyright © 2023 Janet Barton
Privacy Policy