INGREDIENTS:
Peach Bellini Dressing:
3 white peaches
1 tablespoon hibiscus flower
2 tablespoons local wildflower honey
1/4 cup Prosecco wine, or Cava
1/2 lemon, juice only
1 pinch kosher salt
For Mimolette Crisp:
4 oz. Mimolette cheese*
For Salad:
1 yellow peach
1 white peach
1 Flavor Rosa plum or pluot
12 cherries, Rainier or coral champagne
4 heads Lola Rosa lettuce, or baby red romaine
METHOD:
For Dressing:
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Quarter peaches, leaving skins on, and place in a small bowl. Toss peaches with honey and kosher salt. Place peaches on a rimmed baking pan and roast uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes until peaches are lightly caramelized and very soft. Reserve in a bowl to cool and combine with the hibiscus flower.
When the peach-hibiscus mixture has cooled, place it in a food processor or blender and purée mixture. Strain into a small bowl. Add lemon juice, and stir in prosecco to incorporate all ingredients. Cover and chill.
For Mimolette Crisp:
Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper and lightly oil. Grate Mimolette onto a sheet and spread evenly. Bake in the oven, turning the pan every 5 minutes until the cheese is bubbling. allow to cool on the pan for a minute, then carefully peel the cheese sheet away from the parchment paper, cut it into strips, or break uneven pieces for a rustic appeal. Reserve.
For Salad:
To plate the salad, trim the bottom 1/2-inch away from the Lola Rosa lettuce, and rinse in cool water; pat dry with a clean towel.
Slice all of the stonefruit into bite-sized pieces, and toss with lettuce and half of the dressing.
Arrange the salad so that all of the fruit is visible around the edges of the lettuce, drizzle a bit of the dressing around the plate, and top with pieces of Mimolette crisps.
*Mimolette cheese is a cow’s milk cheese of both French and Dutch origin with a distinctive carrot to dark orange colored flesh, depending how long it is aged. It is available from Whole Foods.
SOURCE: Recipe courtesy of Chef James Anderson of Casanova Restaurant, Carmel, CA
