Our Peach and Blueberry Farmer Cheese Salad is a refreshing bowl of fruits, veggies, and Lifeway Farmer Cheese with the perfect mix of crunchy, creamy, tangy, sweet, savory, and nutty. Our artisan-made Farmer Cheese is a soft cultured cheese made with live and active probiotics that’s packed with protein and easy to use with no blending or mixing required!
Lifeway Farmer Cheese makes for a quick and easy way to bring your salads to the next level by infusing them with gut-loving probiotics and complete protein to support strong muscles, energy levels, and balanced blood sugar levels. We used it on top of this salad to give the best mouthfeel and flavor. You’ll love the combination of the tangy dressing mixed with the crunchy, sweet salad ingredients and the cool, tangy creaminess of Lifeway Farmer Cheese. The ripe fruits and vibrant greens set this salad recipe apart while also being a great way to get your protein in!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health: vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our kefir, we also offer our artisan-made Farmer Cheese, a creamy high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt for optimal heart-health benefits.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 fresh peaches, diced
- 2 small cucumbers
- 1/2 cup crumbled Farmer Cheese
- 3-4 cups kale
For the Dressing:
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp chopped basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- For the Salad: In a big bowl, combine kale, blueberries, peaches, cucumbers and Farmer Cheese. Set aside.
- Make the dressing: In jar with a lid, combine the dressing ingredients (the lemon juice, mustard, honey, olive oil, basil, salt and pepper). Shake until well combined; pour over the prepared salad and enjoy!
- You can make the salad and the dressing up to 2 days ahead, but don't combine them until a few hours before serving (or right before) to prevent the dressing from making the salad soggy. Both will store separately up to 2 days in the fridge if you want to meal prep with recipe.
