Tomato and Peach Salad with Buttered Bread and Pistachios

Tomato and Peach Salad with Buttered Bread and Pistachios

Ingredients:

2 cups big chunks of bread

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/3 cup salted and shelled pistachios

salt and pepper to taste

3 big handfuls clean lettuce

balsamic vinegar and olive oil

1 ripe peach, sliced thin

1 ripe tomato, sliced thin

8 small fresh mozzarella balls, cut in half

salt and pepper to taste 

Directions:

In a medium saute pan over medium heat, melt butter and olive oil. Add bread chunks and toss to coat in fat. Allow the bread chunks to toast and brown until golden on most sides. Add the pistachios and cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.

In a medium bowl toss together greens and a drizzle of oil and vinegar. Use as much or as little dressing as you’d like. Divide greens into prepared bowls. Top with peach slices, tomato sliced, mozzarella, and bread and pistachio mixture. Top with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy immediately. 

Recipe found at: http://joythebaker.com/2013/06/tomato-and-peach-salad-with-buttered-bread-and-pistachios/