Peaches and Cream Summer Salad (Printable Version)
Fresh peaches with velvety whipped cream and mint—a refreshing chilled dessert perfect for summer gatherings.
# Ingredient List:
→ Fruit
01 - 4 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
02 - 1/2 cup blueberries
→ Cream
03 - 1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
04 - 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Garnish
06 - Fresh mint leaves
07 - 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
# How to Make:
01 - In a large chilled mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
02 - Wash, pit, and slice the peaches. If using, rinse the blueberries.
03 - In serving glasses or a large bowl, layer the sliced peaches and blueberries.
04 - Spoon or pipe the whipped cream generously over the fruits.
05 - Garnish with fresh mint leaves and, if desired, a sprinkle of sliced almonds. Serve immediately, or chill for up to 1 hour before serving for a colder, more refreshing salad.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It requires zero cooking, which means your kitchen stays blissfully cool even on the most brutal summer days
- The combination of juicy ripe peaches and lightly sweetened cream tastes like something from a fancy restaurant but takes fifteen minutes
- Everyone thinks you spent hours arranging those pretty layers when really you just threw things in bowls
02 -
- Whipped cream collapses after sitting too long, so assemble this no more than an hour before serving or you'll end up with sweet fruit soup
- The peaches release liquid as they sit, which is delicious but makes things soggy if you let it hang around all day
- Mint turns brown and ugly quickly, so add it literally right before you walk this out to your guests
03 -
- Chill your mixing bowl and beaters for ten minutes before whipping—the cream transforms twice as fast
- Taste your peaches first. If they're not perfectly sweet, add an extra teaspoon of powdered sugar to balance things out