Peach and Avocado Summer Salad

It has been a bumper year for Passionfruit in Northland and this Avocado and Peach salad drizzled with passionfruit dressing is to die for. The creaminess of the avocado & sweetness of the peach work together perfectly with the tart passionfruit. These ugly beautiful fruits are tart but sweet & a wonderful tropical flavour to add to smoothies, ice cream, yoghurt & passionfruit curd. This simple salad lets the dressing shine through

as it is the star of the dish. Get in those last tastes of summer kiwis,

as autumn is knocking on the door.

AVOCADO AND PEACH SUMMER SALAD RECIPE

~Recipe from The Veggie Tree Spring and Summer Cookbook~

PASSIONFRUIT DRESSING

Makes 250ml (enough for a couple of salads)

Gather your ingredients and measure the following straight into a jar:

2 passionfruit, pulp scooped out

1 tsp runny honey

1 heaped tsp stoneground mustard

zest and juice of 1 lemon

2 T apple cider vinegar

200 ml extra virgin olive oil

1 T virgin sesame oil

1 tsp salt

a few cracks of pepper

Secure lid to jar and shake vigourously until well mixed, check for seasoning. For the salad:

½ a fancy lettuce

1 peach, remove stone and slice into eights

2 avocados, halved and pip removed

Arrange in a salad bowl and drizzle all liberally with the dressing.