I don’t know what I love more about this Panzanella Salad, the array of colors, textures, flavors and tastes or simply the fabulous, fancy name that this recipe comes with!
An assortment of all my favorite vegetables, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red and yellow bell peppers, red onion and basil leaves coated in a mustard vinaigrette and served with herbed and toasted, Tuscan bread cubes.
To make Panzanella Salad, you will need the following ingredients:
In a large saute pan over medium-low heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add 4 slices of Tuscan bread, cut into 1-inch cubes along with ½ teaspoon of dried oregano and a pinch of kosher salt. Cook, while tossing, for about 10 minutes until the bread is toasted and browned. browned. Or bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment, in the oven at 400 °F for about 10-15 minutes until toasted and browned.
In a small bowl, whisk 1 clove of minced garlic with 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper until well combined.
In a large bowl, toss 1 cup of cherry tomato halves, 1 thinly sliced cucumber, 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces, 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces, ¼ of red onion, thinly sliced and 10 freshly sliced basil leaves to combine.
Add the toasted bread cubes and pour the prepared dressing over. Toss to combine well and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Set salad aside for about 30 minutes to marinate and the bread can absorb all the flavors.
Serve and enjoy with additional toppings of crumbled feta or fresh mozzarella, if you wish!
This Panzanella Salad is one of our wonderful Healthy Springtime Salad ideas and I like to think we have a really great variety of options. Do you agree? What are some of your other favorite salads? Let us know and contact us online by tagging us in your pages, posts or pictures using our hashtag #cookmerecipes!
Delicious!
Simply the best!
This Panzanella Salad rocked my BBQ last weekend, absolute banger recipe!
This Panzanella Salad is simply great. The colors are so vibrant, it makes me happy just looking at it. I made it for a summer picnic, and everybody loved it. Such a perfect mix of flavors and a fancy name too.
Loved this salad!
Fresh, colorful, delightful.
This Panzanella Salad is ace! My kids loved it. 🥗
Colorful. Fresh. Delightful. I made this for my husband and it was a hit. The mustard vinaigrette really brought the flavors together. It's so easy and perfect for summer. Thank you for sharing this gem.
Perfect for summer picnics with kids. Loved it!
Delicious!
Fresh!
I feel so fancy eating Italian food lmao.
It's like having a 5 star salad from italy sent to my home but I'm the cheif haha, couldn't be happier with how this turned out !
Great panzanella only ever had it once when I went to Italy for a small trip due to business and never got the chance to taste its glory again up until today :)
Never would've tried this out if it wasn't for my current "healthy" diet and have to say it's a lot better than the microgreen salad for sure that one was just overwhelmingly dry.
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