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Multi-talented designer, TV star, and business owner Joanna Gaines can now check “write a cookbook” off her undoubtedly long to-do list. “Magnolia Table” contains recipes from the Magnolia Table restaurant as well as at-home favorites from both sides of the Gaines family, from weeknight casseroles and Tex-Mex classics to Syrian donuts and Chip’s beloved breakfasts. This take on a traditional tomato caprese salad is a deceptively simple dish that allows perfect summer peaches to shine. When they’re really ripe—super-fragrant, sweet, and juicy—just pair them with mild, milky mozzarella, aromatic fresh basil, and an easy white balsamic vinaigrette you can shake up in seconds for a fast, healthy, and gorgeous lunch, light dinner, or starter (for both casual and company’s-coming meals). The tip for making the salad dressing in a jar is likewise basic-yet-brilliant, and something you should probably start doing for all your homemade dressings.
Note: Since there are so few ingredients here, make sure they’re all of the highest quality you can get. That means truly ripe summer peaches and soft, fresh mozzarella. If you can find locally made mozarella, that would be great, but most grocery stores have fresh mozzarella packed in water, which will work nicely. You can try burrata too, for something a little richer. It’s also worth investing in good flaky sea salt to finish the dish.
Maldon sea salt is revered worldwide by chefs and home cooks alike, for good reason: the large crystals are soft and flaky with a delicate crunch, and have a clear, fresh saline flavor that makes for a beautiful finishing touch on all kinds of dishes, from savory salads to sweet chocolate and caramel desserts.
Buy Now ›Excerpted from Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering. Copyright © 2018 by Joanna Gaines. Reprinted with permission by William Morrow Cookbooks. Photograph by Amy Neunsinger.
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