Mediterranean Pita Panzanella Recipes

PITA PANZANELLA SALAD

Steps:

• Put the bread cubes in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, peppers, cucumbers, and onion. Add the feta and olives and feta and toss to combine.
• Whisk together the lemon juice and Dijon mustard in a medium bowl. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Pour the dressing over the ingredients in the large bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and toss again.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN PANZANELLA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Place pita halves in single layer on baking sheet. Bake 4 to 5 min. on each side or until crisp and lightly browned on both sides. Cool.
• Combine next 6 ingredients in large bowl.
• Crumble pitas over salad. Mix dressing and lemon juice. Add to salad; toss to coat.

MEDITERRANEAN PANZANELLA

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over medium-high heat; add salt. Add beans; simmer until just tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Plunge beans into ice-water bath to stop the cooking; let cool completely in water. Drain.
• Toss together green beans, fennel, onion, olives, feta, oil, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; season with pepper. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Place bread on a baking sheet. Broil, turning once, until bread darkens, about 3 minutes per side. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes; add to salad, and toss to combine.

MEDITERRANEAN PANZANELLA

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix oil, vinegar, pepper and salt with wire whisk. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber, olives and basil. Add bread and cheese; toss gently. Serve immediately.

GREEK PANZANELLA

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan. Add the bread cubes and sprinkle with salt; cook over low to medium heat, tossing frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes, until nicely browned. Add more olive oil as needed.
• Place the cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl.
• For the vinaigrette, whisk together the garlic, oregano, mustard, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a small bowl. While still whisking, add the olive oil and make an emulsion. Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetables. Add the feta, olives and bread cubes and mix together lightly. Set aside for 30 minutes for the flavors to blend. Serve at room temperature.

MEDITERRANEAN PITA PANZANELLA

Steps:

• In a small baking dish, combine 1 tbsp. EVOO, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, 2 tsp. cumin and half the garlic. Add the steak and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. On a baking sheet, toss the pitas with 3 tbsp. EVOO and the remaining garlic; season with salt and pepper. Bake, tossing once, until golden and crispy, 6 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Heat a grill or grill pan over high. Remove the steak from the marinade; season and grill until browned and cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board; let rest 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the yogurt with the remaining 1 tbsp. EVOO, 2 tbsp. lemon juice and 1 tsp. cumin; season dressing with salt.
• In a large bowl, toss the pita croutons, spinach, radishes, cucumber, tomatoes and olives; season and mound on a platter. Thinly slice the steak against the grain and arrange on top of the salad. Drizzle with the dressing.

MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE PITAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the first six ingredients until blended; if desired, stir in cayenne. Add tomato, cucumber, onion and olives; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving., To serve, add lettuce to vegetables; toss to combine. Spoon into pita halves; sprinkle with cheese.

MEDITERRANEAN PANZANELLA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix dressing and curry powder until blended.
• Combine cheese, cucumbers, olives, onions and radishes in large bowl. Add dressing mixture; mix lightly.
• Add greens and pita pieces just before serving; toss to coat.