How to Make Panzanella Salad
Panzanella is a traditional Italian salad made with stale bread. Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, olives, and chicken are added for a refreshing summer meal, with everything you need in one bowl. You could use a rotisserie chicken from the store, or leftover chicken from another recipe.
Double Up: For a little heat, make a double batch of buffalo chicken from this recipe for Buffalo Chicken Legs with Blue Cheese Salad and use the leftovers for this panzanella salad.
20 min prep time
4servings
about 4 cups
Step-By-Step Instructions:
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Soak the bread in a small bowl of water until just soft (no more than a few seconds). Squeeze out all of the water and break into small pieces.
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Place the bread pieces in a large bowl with the scallions, tomatoes, basil, cucumber, and olives. Add 4 Tbsp of the salad dressing and mix well. Divide among 4 dinner plates.
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Add the chicken pieces to each plated salad. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Drizzle the remaining 2 Tbsp of dressing over the salads.
Nutrition facts
4 Servings
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Serving Size
about 4 cups
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Amount per serving
Calories
520
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
18g
23%-
Saturated Fat
3.1g
16% -
Trans Fats
0g
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Saturated Fat
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Cholesterol
140mg
47% -
Sodium
410mg
18% -
Total Carbohydrate
46g
17%-
Dietary Fiber
7g
25% -
Total Sugars
24g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
43g
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Potassium
1275mg
27%