The classic recipe gets a summery twist! Sourdough panzanella is perfect for leftover or stale bread matched up with fresh, summer produce and creamy fresh mozzarella cheese.
Course Salads
Cuisine Italian
Keyword leftover sourdough recipes, panzanella salad, sourdough panzanella, what to do with leftover bread
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 4to 6 servings
Calories 612kcal
Author Lauren
Ingredients
Summer Sourdough Panzanella Salad
1small loaf stale sourdoughabout 4 cups
1small head Tuscan kaleabout 4 cups
1 ½cupsstrawberriesquartered
4ouncesfresh mozzarelladiced
3basil leavesthinly sliced
¾cuplemon basil dressing
Lemon Basil Dressing
⅓cupextra virgin olive oil
¼cupwhite vinegar
1teaspoondijon mustard
1clovegarlicminced
1tablespoonhoney
2teaspoonslemon juice
1tablespoonfresh basilroughly chopped
¼teaspoonsalt
⅛teaspoonwhite pepper
Instructions
Tear the bread. Using your hands, tear the sourdough loaf into large bite-sized pieces. If using a fresh loaf of bread, leave out overnight to get a little stale if possible. Set aside.
Make the dressing. Whisk together the ⅓ cup olive oil, ¼ cup white vinegar, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 clove garlic, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon basil, ¼ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon white pepper. If available, blend the ingredients in a food processor or using a hand blender to emulsify the oil and vinegar into a smooth dressing that doesn't separate.
Soak the bread. Pour ½ cup of the lemon basil dressing over the torn sourdough. Using your hands, massage it into the bread, covering every piece.
Make the salad. In a large bowl toss the 4 cups kale with the remaining ¼ cup lemon basil dressing and mix in the soaked sourdough pieces. Spread the strawberries, mozzarella, and thinly sliced (chiffonade) basil over the top of the greens. Serve right away or refrigerate and serve later.
Notes
Leave the bread out overnight to get stale or use a loaf that's a few days old
Hand tear the bread for rustic, uneven pieces
Keep the pieces bite-sized but on the larger side - you want the bread to be the star!