Italy is one of our favourite countries to visit as a family. The people are unbelievably friendly and love kids. And the climate is warm and the food is delicious, hearty and full of Mediterranean goodness. As a vegetarian, I love being able to eat well and fill up on fresh, seasonal produce. And Tuscany has to be one of our favourite regions. Packed full of beautiful sights from cultured cities like Florence and Pisa to the picturesque hilltop towns. This Tuscan mozzarella Panzanella salad will have you imagining yourself in the warm sunshine in no time.
About – Mozzarella Panzanella Salad
This is like an updated version of the traditional Caprese salad. It’s full of heart-warming, comforting ingredients.
Whether eaten on a summer’s evening or when you need a blast of sunshine in the middle of winter, it can’t fail to cheer you up.
Ingredients
- 2 red onions sliced finely
- 1 large ciabatta
- 20g fresh basil
- 60g capers
- 2tbsp dried oregano
- 60g black olives – coarsely chopped
- 500g cherry tomatoes halved
- 2tbsp dried oregano
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 mozzarella balls
- salt
- pepper
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp sugar
What to do to make Italian Mozzarella Panzanella Salad
- Boil a full kettle and preheat the grill to high.
- Tear the basil coarsely and add to the salad bowl.
- Drain the mozzarella and tear into bite sized chunks and add to the salad bowl.
- Place the sliced onion in a sieve and over a sink pour the boiling water over them.
- Place the onions in a separate bowl and add the vinegar and sugar and mix well. Leave this to soak which mellow the flavour.
- Drain the onions, discard the marinade and add them to the salad bowl.
- Tear the ciabatta into bite size pieces (approx 2cm), place on the grill tray and drizzle over the oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place them under the grill for 10 mins or until crispy and brown and then add to the salad bowl.
- Mix the bowl well and season with black pepper.
- Add the tomatoes, olives, capers and oregano to the salad bowl.
- Drizzle over a little more olive oil and serve
Enjoy! If you like recipes from Italy try our recipe for Tuscan spaghetti with sundried tomatoes here. Check out more of our travel inspired recipes here, or our complete guide to Italy with kids.
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Mozzarella Panzanella Salad
Ingredients
Method
- Boil a full kettle and preheat the grill to high.
- Tear the basil coarsely and add to the salad bowl.
- Drain the mozzarella and tear into bite sized chunks and add to the salad bowl.
- Place the sliced onion in a sieve and over a sink pour the boiling water over them.
- Place the onions in a separate bowl and add the vinegar and sugar and mix well. Leave this to soak which mellow the flavour.
- Drain the onions, discard the marinade and add them to the salad bowl.
- Tear the ciabatta into bite size pieces (approx 2cm), place on the grill tray and drizzle over the oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place them under the grill for 10 mins or until crispy and brown and then add to the salad bowl.
- Mix the bowl well and season with black pepper.
- Add the tomatoes, olives, capers and oregano to the salad bowl.
- Drizzle over a little more olive oil and serve.
Time: 15 minutes, Kcal 419 (per person)/ Fat 18g (per person)/ Protein 19g (per person) / 1 of your 5 a day.
Blimey, that looks delicious. I’m a massive fan of cheese, so this could be right up my street!
Oh my word, that salad looks amazing AND Filling too. Never heard of Gousto boxes, but off to check them out…
That looks so tasty x
Wow that mozzarella panzanella salad looks amazing, my mouth is watering x
Looks amazing. I love Italy and Italian food. So pleased I am going back there this summer for our family holiday!
oh lucky you, we are big fans of Italy, it’s a gorgeous country.
I’m a huge Italy fan too – although I’ll have to be honest and say I’m more of a wine and pizza kinda girl, sorry 😉
Oh yummy. I have been thinking about those boxes- were they good then?
Really good! We wrote a review here – https://www.globalmousetravels.com/gousto-recipe-box-home-cooking-roadtest/ we loved them.
This looks absolutely delicious. My kind of dish.
That looks delicious. I will be trying this soon
These look amazing. Mozzarella is my boys favorite,
This salad looks gorgeous. Smacks of sunshine. I love Italy too and am looking forward to one day taking my kids there.
Italy is wonderful and definitely recommended. And thank you, it really is a very tasty salad.
Wow looks delish! Def making this! I love Italy too 🙂 x
That salad looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!!! And lovel
There is nothing I don’t love about this post … delicious!!!
Ah thank you! 🙂 It really is so tasty!
Oh goodness! I could eat that right now, and I have just had lunch! Looks incredibly appetising.
My mouth is watering! Me and my OH (both veggies) are heading to Venice next week – I hpe I can find something as yummy as this to eat!
Oh lucky you, I love Venice! Have a fantastic trip and thank you for your comments!
I made this this evening – sooooooooo good and even a hit with the kids too who said I hadn’t made enough!
Ah I’m so pleased you liked it….thank you for letting me know 🙂