It is stone fruit season, and grilled peaches and onions with fresh rocket or arugula leaves and bocconcini cheese is a medley made in heaven! The tart balsamic dressing is just the right balance against the peppery rocket leaves and sweet peaches!

This is one of the easiest, yet elegant looking salads that make it look like you’ve made a lot of efforts and perhaps toiled for hours in the kitchen. The zucchini must be sliced very thin – perhaps a mandolin works best in this case. Most people simply marinate these in a vinaigrette for a few hours and eat raw, however I had people over, who I didn’t want experiment so much with – and the safest route was to gently char grill on a hot pan with no oil, and then marinating overnight, ready for an early brunch. I put luscious bocconcini cheese over the salad, with lot’s of pomegranate arils for a pop of colour and there you go – a beauty to the eye!

Salads [ HEALTHY, SIMPLE, QUICK ]   Indian summers and mangoes go hand-in-hand and throwing them into a salads is the ultimate way of beating the heat! This is Mango + Avocado Summer Salad also includes slices of sweet oranges, crunchy celery and chives and the dressing is a gorgeous balsamic and orange juice one with marinated onions and red chillies! Again this recipe is also a make ahead, and simply assemble at the last minute one! See the video: The Recipe Serves Ingredients Dressing: 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 tbsp Balsamic Chopped Onion Half/Full Red Chilli Orange Zest ½ cup Orange Juice 1 tsp Sea Salt 1 tsp Black Pepper Salad: 3-4 Chopped Chives 1 Chopped Celery Stalk 1 cup Mint Leaves Mango Slices Avocado Slices Orange Slices Chopped Almonds Pumpkin Seeds Flax Seeds Instructions In a mixing bowl, pour in some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, red chilli, chopped onion and stir it well so that it gets mixed. 2. Shred some orange zest in the bowl. 3. Sprinkle some sea salt and black pepper. Give it a good whisk. 4. Take fresh chives and finely chop them with a cutter. 5. Similarly, for the celery follow the fine chopping tip. Now assemble the salad in a bowl/plate. 6. Firstly for the base, add the mint leaves. 7. Then add slices of mango, avocado and orange. 8. Put the chopped celery, chives, almonds, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds. 9. Pour the dressing made on the salad. 10. Garnish with long stance of fresh chives. 11. Ready to Serve