If you haven't already heard of panzanella, you won't ever want to forget about it once you do! It is one of those staple side dishes for all meals and its perfect to use with any ingredients. It is a beautiful mixture of fresh produce and made with homemade seasoned croutons, which makes it impossible to stop eating. Panzanellas, or at least this one, is filled with beautiful, bright colors, which is what we all should want in our lives when we eat and this Peach + Heirloom Tomato Panzanella makes me happy!
If you are getting tired of the same old salad, this is the perfect way to spruce things up and it pairs perfectly with any meal. Whether you are making chicken, fish, tacos or burgers on the grill, it works perfectly!
Lets talk about this panzanella though. Ripe peaches and plums pair perfectly with in season heirloom tomatoes with create a burst of flavor in your mouth. Topped off with creamy burrata cheese and seasoned homemade croutons this salad is so easy and can be thrown together within a matter of minutes! Chop up some fresh veggies or fruit, throw it together with whatever you have laying around and voila! Don't forget to go out and immediately buy the orange champagne vinaigrette to drizzle over the whole thing! You will be in love!!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
2-3 peaches/nectarines
2-3 plums
2-3 large heirloom tomatoes
Small Heirloom tomatoes
Bread
4-8 oz. burrata
Olive Oil
Orange Champagne Vinaigrette
Salt & pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Pull pieces apart from the bread, season with olive oil and garlic seasoning and salt and pepper
- Put bread pieces into the oven for 15-20 minutes
- Cut into large pieces the stone fruit and tomatoes and layer them into a large serving platter
- Pull apart pieces of the burrata cheese and spread over tomatoes and fruit
- Add toasted croutons on top
- Drizzle orange champagne vinaigrette and salt & pepper to taste