Panzanella Salad

20 min prep time
4servings
Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer Source The 12-Week Diabetes Cookbook Photo by Photography by Eric Hinders; Food Styling by Caroline Tremmel; Art Direction by Haleigh Eason
Panzanella Salad

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
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Step-By-Step Instructions:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Add the chicken pieces to each plated salad. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Drizzle the remaining 2 Tbsp of dressing over the salads.

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Nutrition facts

4 Servings

  • Serving Size
    about 4 cups
  • Amount per serving Calories 520
  • Total Fat 18g
    • Saturated Fat 3.1g
    • Trans Fats 0g
  • Cholesterol 140mg
  • Sodium 410mg
  • Total Carbohydrate 46g
    • Dietary Fiber 7g
    • Total Sugars 24g
    • Added Sugars 0g
  • Protein 43g
  • Potassium 1275mg
  • Phosphorous 455mg
Ingredients
whole wheat bread (1-2 days old)
6 large slices
scallions (sliced)
8
medium tomatoes (cut into cubes)
4
fresh basil leaves (torn into bite-size pieces)
2 packed cups
medium cucumber (peeled and cut into cubes)
1
pitted black olives (halved)
10
light Italian salad dressing (divided)
6 tbsp
cooked chicken (cut into cubes)
4 cup
pine nuts
1/2 cup

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The menu will definitively serve four ... or more. All sorts of new taste profiles come together in great harmony. If you don't have chicken, go for it anyway. This was our first experience with basil leaves served to this magnitude. We will use them again.