Description
A vibrant and fresh salad with ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, briny olives, and creamy feta, mixed with torn stale bread for a delightful Mediterranean experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1/2 cup olives, pitted and sliced
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 cups stale bread, torn into pieces
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh basil or parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients: wash and dice tomatoes and cucumbers, pit and slice olives, and crumble feta cheese.
- In a large bowl, mix together the diced tomatoes, cucumbers, sliced olives, crumbled feta cheese, and red onion.
- Tear the stale bread into bite-sized pieces and add to the bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper to create the dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.
- Allow the salad to sit for a few minutes to let the bread absorb the juices before serving.
- Garnish with fresh herbs and serve on a colorful platter or individual bowls.
Notes
Experiment with different types of bread or additional seasonal ingredients like roasted peppers or nuts to enhance the salad.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No cooking required
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: salad, panzanella, Mediterranean, Greek, summer, healthy