Description
This yummy salad combines the classic spanish soup with italian bread salad. Go ahead and chop the vegs. And toast the bread ahead of time, then toss the salad just before serving because the bread will soak up the juices and become soggy if it sits too long. If you prefer your panzanella drier, just use less dressing. For a vegetarian version, leave out the chicken. Adapted from cooking light magazine.
Ingredients
- French Bread
- Olive Oil Flavored Cooking Spray
- Tomatoes
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- Cucumbers
- Green Bell Pepper
- Red Bell Pepper
- Red Onion
- Flat Leaf Parsley
- V8 Vegetable Juice
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Water
- Garlic Cloves
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350f
- For salad:
- Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet
- Lightly coat bread cubes with the olive oil cooking spray
- Bake at 350f
- For 15 minutes or till golden brown, stirring once
- Set aside
- Put tomato, chicken, cucumber, bell pepper, onion, and parsley in a large bowl
- Toss lightly to combine
- For dressing:
- Combine the vegetable juice, vinegar, olive oil, water, garlic, salt and pepper, stirring with a whisk
- Drizzle over salad tossing gently to coat
- Stir in the bread cubes
- Let stand for 5 minutes
- Serve immediately
- Enjoy!