The Ultimate Tomato Panzanella Salad

Name: The Ultimate Tomato Panzanella Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 large ripe tomatoes quartered; 200g cherry tomatoes halved; 1 tbsp. sea salt flakes; ½ cucumber deseeded and diced; ½ red onion finely sliced; Dressing:; 4 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar; 1 small clove garlic minced; 1 tbsp. honey; 2 thick slices of sourdough bread torn into chunks; 2 tbsp. olive oil; Bunch fresh basil; 100g mozzarella cheese

3 steps

Prep:1hCook:10min

The taste of a Tuscan summer on a plate.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:02:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories401.7 kcal (20%)

Total Fat28.2 g (40%)

Carbs29.4 g (11%)

Sugars16.3 g (18%)

Protein11.4 g (23%)

Sodium1981.6 mg (99%)

Fiber5.5 g (20%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8tomatoes

large, ripe, quartered

200gcherry tomatoes

halved

1 Tbspsea salt flakes

0.5cucumber

deseeded and diced

0.5red onion

finely sliced

4 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

2 Tbspred wine vinegar

1 clovegarlic

minced

1 Tbsphoney

2 slicessourdough bread

torn into chunks

2 Tbspolive oil

fresh basil

100gmozzarella cheese

Instructions

Step 1

1: Place the tomatoes, which have been quartered into a large bowl sprinkle with a good pinch of salt then leave to come to room temperature. This will take around 30 minutes.

Bowl

Step 2

2: Whisk together the dressing then pour over the tomatoes, stir well then leave to stand for another 30 minutes then add the cucumber and onion then stir. Pre-heat your oven to 180c / gas mark 4. Dress the torn bread with the olive oil then place onto a baking tray and cook for 10-12 minutes or until golden. Add the bread to the salad and toss well to make sure it soaks up the dressing.