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Easy Summer Salad with Tahini Dressing and Fresh Peaches

This fresh and vibrant salad pairs crisp little gem lettuce with cucumbers, avocado, juicy peaches, radishes, green onions, and toasted almonds for crunch. The real star is the creamy tahini dressing made with olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, honey, and dried mint. It ties everything together with a tangy-sweet, nutty flavor. Perfect for summer meals, light lunches, or as a colorful side dish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American, Mediterranean
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

Tahini Dressing

  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 garlic clove grated on a microplane
  • 1/2 tsp dried mint
  • kosher salt

Salad

  • 2 heads little gem lettuce leaves separated and washed
  • 2 Persian cucumbers cut thinly on a bias
  • 2 haas avocados sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick
  • 1 large peach sliced into 1/4 inch thick pieces
  • 2 medium watermelon radishes thinly sliced
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp toasted almonds

Instructions
 

  • Mix together dressing ingredients in a jar until well combined.
  • Arrange vegetables together in an artful way. Star with little gems, then tuck other vegetables around to form what resembles a bouquet of veggies. Top with green onions and toasted almonds. Drizzle with tahini dressing.
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