Grilled Panzanella Salad is a delicious Tuscan salad made with stale bread and fresh garden vegetables. It reminds me of warm summer breezes and dining Al Fresco with good friends and family. It’s must have light dish.
Summer is salad weather. This Panzanella Salad recipe with it’s ripe tomatoes and grilled vegetables is the perfect meal to enjoy in the heat of the sun.
Why this Grilled Panzanella Recipe Is a Hit
When the warm days and the vegetables are plentiful, and all the produce is super ripe, this salad mixes all my favorite summer flavors. I love grilled vegetables, fresh juicy tomatoes and all the magnificent flavors of Tuscany.
How to Make this Grilled Panzanella Salad Recipe – Step by Step
- Step One: First, slice loaf of bread in half, lengthwise. Then seed and chop peppers into large pieces. Next, slice onion into quarters. (Photo 1 below)
- Step Two: Next, grill bread, bell peppers and red onion over medium-high heat until bread is brown and toasted on both sides and peppers and onions are slightly charred. Then remove bread, peppers and onion from grill and cut into 1 inch pieces; Put in large bowl. (Photo 2 below)
- Step Three: Next, chop tomatoes into 1 inch pieces; Then chop cucumber into 1/2 inch pieces. Add to bowl with bread, peppers and onions. Finally, roughly chop basil and parsley and add to bowl with bread and vegetables. (Photo 3 below)
- Step Four: When ready, prepare vinaigrette. In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, mustard and House Seasoning Blend.
Next, add garlic. and pour over the salad. Finally, serve immediately or allow to sit for 30 minutes for the flavors to combine. (Photo 4 below)
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Recommendations for Making Grilled Panzanella Salad Recipe
This is one of those recipes that takes advantage of some of the things that we would have just throw away. For that reason, the over ripe tomatoes, just past their peak, and that stale bread that you would just throw to the birds are the things that make this Grilled Panzanella Salad perfect.
Recipe Pairings
This salad is spectacular as a main dish and can stand on it own with a nice glass of Homemade Sangria and dessert of Easy Grilled Peaches.
If you want a little protein with this Grilled Panzanella Salad, I like to add some more Mediterranean dishes. For Example, any of these 15 Grilled Seafood Recipes or Grilled Lemon Rosemary Chicken.
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Expert Tips for Making the Best Grilled Panzanella Salad
To be honest, this salad is awesome on its own, as it is, but I always like to mix it up a little with these hint
- Add Cheese: Try a sprinkle of Feta or big curls of Parmesan cheese.
- Garnish: Add some grilled Lemon Slices and Grilled Rosemary. Finally, top with bacon, anchovies or olives.
- Mix up the Bread: Add a mixture of breads, a crusty Italian accompanied with some cornbread or pumpernickel.
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Grilled Panzanella Salad
Ingredients
- 1 loaf crusty bread - I use Italian bakery bread
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 English cucumber
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil - chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley - chopped
Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic - finely minced
- 1/2 teaspoon House Seasoning Blend
Instructions
- Slice loaf of bread in half, lengthwise.
- Seed and chop peppers into large pieces.
- Slice onion into quarters.
- Grill bread, bell peppers and red onion over medium-high heat until bread is brown and toasted on both sides and peppers and onions are slightly charred.
- Remove bread, peppers and onion from grill and cut into 1 inch pieces; Put in large bowl.
- Chop tomatoes into 1 inch pieces; Chop cucumber into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Add to bowl with bread, peppers and onions.
- Roughly chop basil and parsley and add to bowl with bread and vegetables.
- Prepare vinaigrette (see below) and pour over the salad.
- Serve immediately or allow to sit for 30 minutes for the flavors to combine.
Vinaigrette
- In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, mustard and House Seasoning Blend.
- Add garlic.
Notes
- Add Cheese: Try a sprinkle of Feta or big curls of Parmesan cheese.
- Garnish: Add some grilled Lemon Slices and Grilled Rosemary. Finally, top with bacon, anchovies or olives.
- Mix up the Bread: Add a mixture of breads, a crusty Italian accompanied with some cornbread or pumpernickel.
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- When a recipe call for House Seasoning Blend, you can use this recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
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Wendy says
The salad sounds great! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
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Dee K says
This is delicious, very fresh and summery tasting. I can’t to be able to make it with fresh summer tomatoes and cucumbers.