Escape the mundane with a vibrant culinary symphony of flavors and textures: a delightful Bread and Tomato Salad. This classic yet versatile dish, celebrated across cultures, offers a refreshing symphony of ripe, juicy tomatoes, crusty bread, and aromatic herbs. Whether you prefer a traditional Italian Panzanella or a rustic Spanish Salmorejo, this article presents a delectable journey through the world of Bread and Tomato Salads. Discover the secrets of crafting the perfect croutons, exploring variations with grilled or roasted bread, and mastering the art of balancing acidity and sweetness. From the simplicity of a classic tomato and basil combination to the richness of a creamy gazpacho, these recipes will transform your next meal into a celebration of fresh, seasonal ingredients. Embark on this culinary adventure and elevate your taste buds with every bite.
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BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD
While "bread salad" may sound unusual, you'll find that this blend from Joan Gwynn of Watsonville, California is unusually good. A simple dressing jazzes up a medley of bread cubes, tomatoes, basil and red onion.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, basil and onion. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients; drizzle over bread mixture. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 234 calories, Fat 15g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 343mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
GRILLED BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD
Provided by Fred Thompson
Categories Tomato Vegetable Side Fourth of July Picnic Super Bowl Vegetarian Graduation Father's Day Backyard BBQ Dinner Lunch Summer Tailgating Grill Grill/Barbecue Party Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Place a small saucepan over medium heat and add the butter. When it's about half melted, throw in the garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the garlic to take on a little bit of color. Remove from the heat and brush this mixture on both sides of each slice of bread.
- 2. Oil the grill racks. Preheat your grill using all burners set on high and with the lid closed for 10 to 12 minutes.
- 3. Place the bread on the grill, close the lid, and cook, turning once, until well marked. Careful here; depending on the moisture content of the bread, this could happen as quickly as 2 minutes (or about 1 minute on each side), but it usually takes about 4 minutes. Place the tomatoes on the grill, close the lid, and cook for a few minutes per side.
- 4. Remove the bread to a cutting board, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the tomatoes, onion, olive oil, vinegar, herbs, salt, and pepper. Toss gently with your hands to combine. Taste and adjust the seasonings if you desire. Serve at room temperature.
GRILLED TOMATO, ONION, AND BREAD SALAD
This fabulous salad made with summer vegetables is great paired with any grilled meat. My family has been making this for years.
Provided by lstevenson
Categories Side Dish
Time 43m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
- Brush the onion slices and tomatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and set aside. Drizzle another 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the cubed bread in a large bowl. Sprinkle with thyme, salt, and pepper; toss well. Skewer the bread cubes with metal skewers.
- Grill bread on preheated grill until golden brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Grill onions and tomatoes until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Chop the roasted onions and tomatoes into large pieces, and place into a large bowl along with the toasted bread, cucumber, and basil. Whisk the vinegar together with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to make a dressing. Pour over the salad, and toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.6 calories, Carbohydrate 15.7 g, Fat 11 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 127 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
TOMATO AND GRILLED-BREAD SALAD
This Tuscan salad is a wonderful way to use up day-old bread: Use coarse-textured, good-quality bread. You can improvise by adding olives, anchovies, or canned tuna.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat grill to medium. Brush bread slices on both sides with 2 tablespoons oil. Grill until lightly charred on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut into large cubes.
- In a large bowl, toss bread cubes with tomatoes, cucumber, and basil. Drizzle with vinegar and remaining 1/4 cup oil, and season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 383 g, Fat 23 g, Protein 7 g
TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD
Provided by Sandra Lee
Time 8m
Yield 4 serving
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Dice the tomatoes into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
- To make the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes and basil and toss. Add the bread, toss, and spoon onto a serving platter, topping with mozzarella.
TOMATO AND CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PITA BREAD AND ZA'ATAR
Categories Salad Tomato Side No-Cook Vegetarian Quick & Easy Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur Lemon Cucumber Summer Healthy Vegan Parsley Gourmet Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Stir together tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Squeeze lemon juice over salad and stir. Drizzle oil over salad and stir.
GRILLED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD
Categories Bread Salad Chicken Olive Tomato Backyard BBQ Summer Grill Grill/Barbecue Gourmet
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make Salad:
- Preheat broiler.
- On a large baking sheet spread bread in one layer and toast under broiler about 4 inches from heat until pale golden, about 3 minutes on each side. Cool bread. Bread may be toasted 2 days ahead and kept in a sealable bag at room temperature.
- In a bowl toss together bread, tomatoes, chopped celery, olives, onion, and capers. In a blender or small food processor blend together vinegar, garlic paste, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth and drizzle over salad. Toss salad well and let stand at room temperature while grilling chicken.
- Grill Chicken:
- Prepare grill.
- Brush chicken with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. (Alternatively, chicken may be grilled in 2 batches in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cool.
- Stir basil into salad. Slice chicken on the diagonal and serve with salad. Garnish each serving with whole celery leaves.
EGG AND TOMATO SALAD SANDWICHES (PITA BREAD)
Make and share this Egg and Tomato Salad Sandwiches (Pita Bread) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ImPat
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 4 sandwiches, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Peel the eggs and cut in half and remove the yolks and chop the whites and set aside.
- Push the egg yolk through a fine mesh sieve and then mix to a smooth paste together with the mayonnaise mustard, vinegar and sour cream and then season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Mix the dressing with the tomatoes, capsicum (bell pepper), potato, egg white and spring green onions.
- Carefully split the pitas in half to form pockets and fill the pockets with the salad.
TOMATO BREAD SALAD WITH CHORIZO AND HERBS
I often make panzanella, the Italian bread and tomato salad. To give it Spanish flair, more heft and a dose of spice, I tossed in cubes of crisp cured chorizo. We ate it for dinner one night and fried up the leftovers for brunch, topped with poached eggs.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories weekday, salads and dressings, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat broiler. Spread bread on large baking sheet and toast until just golden, about 1 minute.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add chorizo and onion; cook until sausage is golden and onion soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in oregano and remove from heat.
- In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, salt and pepper. Whisk in remaining oil. In a large bowl, combine bread, tomato, and chorizo mixture. Toss in dressing, basil and cilantro. Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 324, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 542 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
TOMATO-BREAD SALAD WITH BASIL AND CAPERS
Capers lend this panzanella-style tomato salad the perfect salty bite!
Provided by USA WEEKEND Pam Anderson
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 250 degrees.
- Place bread cubes on a cookie sheet with a rim; bake until bread is dried out, about 30 minutes, then set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile dice and salt the tomatoes in a medium bowl; stir in the garlic and let stand until juicy, about 30 minutes.
- Prepare remaining ingredients; add to tomatoes and toss. Add bread cubes; toss again. Adjust seasonings, including pepper to taste. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218 calories, Carbohydrate 33.7 g, Fat 6.6 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 447.3 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
TUSCAN BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD WITH PARMESAN CHEESE
This is a delicious salad from Tavolo, a web site for cooks. I like to make it with sourdough bread. It goes well with any kind of pasta.
Provided by CookinCowgirl
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Make a vinaigrette of the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Mix the other ingredients together in a bowl with the vinaigrette and garnish with parsley. Let sit 15 minutes before serving, so the bread absorbs the dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 534.8, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 12.5, Sodium 805, Carbohydrate 70.4, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 5.9, Protein 19.9
LEBANESE BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD
Categories Salad Tomato Side Vegetarian Summer Gourmet Vegan Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Split pita loaves and toast on a baking sheet in middle of oven until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool pitas on a rack and break into bite-size pieces.
- While pitas are toasting, whisk together lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, and salt to taste in a serving bowl, then whisk in oil until emulsified.
- Add pitas to dressing with remaining ingredients and toss to combine.
Tips:
- Choose ripe, flavorful tomatoes: The better the tomatoes, the better the salad. Look for tomatoes that are deep red and have a slight give when you press them gently.
- Use fresh bread: Stale bread will make the salad soggy. If you don't have fresh bread, you can toast it before adding it to the salad.
- Don't overdress the salad: A little dressing goes a long way. You don't want to overwhelm the flavors of the tomatoes and bread.
- Let the salad rest before serving: This will allow the flavors to meld together and the bread to soak up the dressing.
Conclusion:
Bread and tomato salad is a simple but delicious dish that is perfect for a summer meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like your salad with a lot of dressing or a little, with fresh herbs or a sprinkle of cheese, there is a bread and tomato salad recipe out there for you.
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