
This delightful Peach Prosciutto Mozzarella Salad with a refreshing strawberry mint sparkling wine dressing will be one of the culinary highlights of your summer.

Hello, my friends. I hope you are doing well, and I am certainly hoping this delicious Peach Prosciutto Mozzarella Salad will make you even happier!
If the salad is not sufficient to fix your mood, I have one funny story to share. It’s kind of embarrassing, but being a good friend, I am willing to damage my reputation.
So, last weekend Andrey and I were exploring Nova Scotia. I might show you some photos next time. And as we currently don’t have a car (we rented one), we decided to use this opportunity and stop by Costco on the way back. Since Costco located way too far from us, I wanted to stack the kitchen and refrigerator with some nuts, dried fruits, and my favorite smoked cheddar.
We also noted a huge box of wine for just less than 90$. Costco is an amazing place because you can get even wine! Certainly, we hesitated for a minute (Okay, for 5,7 seconds) as 90$ for 7 liters didn’t sound like good-quality wine. On the other hand, this is Costco. Everything might happen here. – We concluded. And the brief description sounded delicious. I promised Andrey that I would use it up for my cooking if it turns out mediocre. Besides, we were exhausted, and our brains apparently didn’t want to collaborate with their owners.
Boy, that box was really heavy!
When we got home, we realized that that were 14 liters of wine. 7×2. The cituation was getting more suspicious. 14 liters of wine for less than 100? Hmmm.
We didn’t completely lose our hope, though.
After the dinner, Andrey suggested opening the wine. And while I was tackling this hard task, I finally decided to read the text on the box. That was a lot of information indeed. The key words were suspicious too: 4 weeks…grape juice…kit…65 bottles…THE KIT!
Gosh, we got a kit! Wine kit. To make our own wine which will be ready only in 4 weeks.
And the worst part, we will need to have 750 ml x 65 (65!) bottles.
The kit. Who was that talented person who decided to sell wine kits?
Of course, our first reaction was to rent a car and return this box…but spending 50$ to return 90$ didn’t make much sense. Besides, Andrey loves wines with a higher sugar content, and it’s so hard to find such in local liquor stores. So, we have not opened and read the instructions yet, but we are going to give it a try – not all amount at once, but 1/4 or even 1/8.
If you get an invitation for a wine degustation, please don’t get surprised.
In a meanwhile, let’s enjoy this simple yet scrumptious Peach Prosciutto Mozzarella Salad. It combines succulent peaches, creamy mozzarella, delicate prosciutto, and robust arugula. And the dressing is quite phenomenal too – fresh strawberries, chocolate mint, and…sparkling wine. Are you ready to get drunk? :)
Cheers!

Ingredients
- 3 cups arugula
- 3-4 medium peaches, pitted and sliced
- 6-8 slices of prosciutto or jamon
- 100-120 gr fresh mozzarella
- 5-8 large strawberries
- few chocolate mint leaves (or any other type of mint)
- 1/4 cup sparkling wine
- bit of black pepper
Instructions
- Combine the arugula, peaches, mozzarella, and prosciutto. Divide between serving plates.
- To make the dressing, combine the strawberries, pepper, mint and 1/8 cup of wine and process in a blended until smooth. Add the remaining wine to reach the desired consistency. If the strawberries are not sweet enough, you can add a little of powdered sugar. If you wish a more refreshing version, you can add a few drops of lemon or lime juice.
- Enjoy!

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Oh, Ben, this salad has my name all over it – sweet, savory, cheesy, fruity! I love the idea of peaches with prosciutto! I can’t wait to hear how the wine turns out! I imagine it will be quite an adventure making it! Thnaks for the lovely recipe and great story!
Haha! That is hilarious, Ben. And that’s one big kit of wine, too. Laura and I have actually made wine several times (our kits are about half the size of yours…but Costco…), and I would gladly share our bottles and equipment with you if you lived closer. I know you were tempted to return the wine, but take it as a sign. Go look up a wine making store near you and invest a bit in the equipment. You’ll need a carboy (huge bottle), a couple stoppers and of course the bottles. I’m sure the owner of the store can help you out. That’s what Laura and I did, and it was a rather fun experience! Oh, and this salad sounds quite tasty. I’ve been spying the peaches lately! :-)
Fingers crossed that the wine making will be a success! If nothing else, it makes a funny story :) P.S. This salad is exactly what I love to eat in the summer—so yummy with peaches and mozzarella!!
Oh Ben! That’s so funny!! And this salad looks scrumptious! I just bought some peaches yesterday, I think I’ll give it a try. I’ll have to use a different dressing, though, as I’m allergic to strawberries. Have a great weekend!
OMG, Ben! I am cracking up…65 bottles! I guess you’re all set for holiday gifts, lol!
This salad of yours is not only beautiful, it sounds SO delicious! So intrigued by the sparkling wine dressing!
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Hahaha! Maybe you’ll love making your own wine and this will become more a wine blog than a food blog? You never know! This salad sounds fantastic–I can’t have too many ways to eat peaches this time of year :). Have a great weekend, Ben!