Easy Panzanella Salad with Gluten-Free Bread
Love tomatoes and bread? Why not put the two together to make a fresh and delicious Panzanella Salad? This easy salad recipe is perfect for summer days when you're craving something light and delicious with plenty of summer flavors.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 210kcal
Ingredients
- 1 loaf gluten-free bread about 4 cups
- olive oil spray
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 english cucumber
- 4 large ripe red tomatoes
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes yellow
- ½ red onion sliced thin
- 20 leaves fresh basil chopped
Dressing:
- 1 teaspoon fresh garlic chopped
- 3 tablespoon champagne vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°.
- Cut the bread into cubes. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Spray with olive oil and season with garlic, salt & pepper. Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.
- While the bread is toasting, prep the salad ingredients and set aside in a large bowl. Starting with the cucumber - peel and halve the cucumber. Use a spoon to remove the seeds, then slice.
- Clean the tomatoes and cut them into large bite-sized chunks. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- Remove the outer skin of the red onion and thinly slice the red onions. Halve the slices.
- Clean the basil leaves using a salad spinner. Chiffonade: Take a few leaves and stack them on top of each other. Roll into a tight cylinder and slice the basil leaves as thinly as possible.
- Prepare the dressing: in a small measure cup, whisk together chopped fresh garlic, vinegar, olive oil, sea salt, and pepper.
- Gently blend all the salad ingredients (except the bread). Stir in the dressing.
- When ready to serve, add toasted bread to the serving bowl and gently stir into the tomato salad mixture. It is best to serve within a half hour of mixing.
Notes
Capers & bell peppers are another great addition to the recipe.
Panzanella bread salad is best served within a half hour of mixing. After that point, the bread soaks up too much juice and will be a bit mushy.
Use fresh, ripe tomatoes for the best flavor. If possible look for tomatoes in different colors to add more color to the salad.
Feel free to try out some of the recommendations for using different ingredients to change up the flavors of your tomato and bread salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 417mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 959IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg