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Plum Salad With Black Pepper and Parmesan

4.9

(16)

Large plated fruit salad with sliced plums and jagged Parmesan shavings topped with olive oil and black pepper.
Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Alison Attenborough, prop styling by Heather Greene

Don’t bother trying to halve and pit the plums before slicing them for this plum salad recipe. Instead, cut off slices, working your way from the outside to the pit.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

2

Tbsp. sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

1

Tbsp. honey

½

tsp. cracked black pepper, plus more

6

ripe red, black, and/or green plums, some thinly sliced, some cut into wedges

¼

cup shaved Parmesan or Pecorino, plus more for serving

2

Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Flaky sea salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir vinegar, honey, and ½ tsp. pepper in a medium bowl until honey is dissolved. Add plums to dressing and toss until coated. Add ¼ cup Parmesan and gently toss again just to evenly distribute throughout salad.

    Step 2

    Transfer plum salad to a shallow bowl. Top with more Parmesan, drizzle with oil, and season with salt and more pepper.

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  • This is delicious! The entire August 2018 issue is filled with beautifully photographed and yummy recipes! Ahhh, the good old days.... I miss them....

    • Anonymous

    • Fishers, Indiana

    • 8/16/2023

  • This salad is a special treat. Every time I make it, guests rave.

    • Helen

    • New Orleans

    • 7/14/2022

  • I used about 10 small Italian Prune plums and 3/4 of a Bosc pear. I shaved some cheap Parmesan with a potato peeler. I used 1 tbsp raw honey, 1 tbsp sherry vin and 1 tbsp red wine vin and lots of black pepper. I thought it was good, my mom thought it was fantastic. The pear was a good touch. Next time I'd use a higher quality Parmesan and an herb - mint or basil.

    • Elly

    • Hood River, OR

    • 10/7/2021

  • A friend gave us a bag of freshly picked plums from her garden, so made this salad for lunch. Surprising and delicious!

    • Susan

    • Victoria, British Columbia

    • 9/6/2021

  • WOWZA! I took this to my book club without testing it first. IT WAS A HIT! How can something so simple to make be so delicious! The deliciousness way out of proportion to the time it took to prepare! From now on I will be eager for plum season!

    • Anonymous

    • Lynnwood, WA

    • 8/21/2019

  • Amazing flavor combination! Super easy and great way to use a glut of CSA August plums. Don't forget the flaky salt.

    • Anonymous

    • Brooklyn, NY

    • 8/18/2019

  • Made this tonight - the combination is amazing. Sweet, sour, spicy, salty. Perfect summer salad, took less than five minutes to make.

    • Anonymous

    • Los Angeles

    • 8/12/2019