Best Terrazzo Salad Recipes

BIG ITALIAN SALAD

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This Italian salad pairs nicely with Italian comfort food. You'll love the homemade dressing!

Provided by Jennifer Segal

Categories Salads

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 cup loosely packed fresh Italian parsley leaves
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
2 cloves garlic, peeled
¼ cup red wine vinegar, best quality such as Pompeian Gourmet
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil, best quality such as Lucini or Colavita
Heaping ¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1½ teaspoons honey
1 large head romaine lettuce (or 3 hearts), washed, dried and cut into large, bite-sized pieces
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
1 cup seeded and chopped hothouse cucumbers
1 to 2 carrots, peeled into ribbons
Handful grape tomatoes, halved
Handful pitted olives
Ricotta Salata (see note) or Feta, crumbled to taste

Steps:

Make the dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a food processor and blitz to blend.
Place all of the salad ingredients except for the cheese in a large bowl. Right before serving, add about half of the dressing and toss well. Add more dressing little by little as necessary; be sure to dress greens very generously, otherwise salad will be bland. Toss in the cheese, then taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
Note: Ricotta salata is an Italian sheep's milk cheese that has a salty, slightly tangy flavor, almost like a dry Italian feta. It is not the same as the wet ricotta in the tub. You can find it at Whole Foods, gourmet grocers or specialty cheese shops.
Note: Nutritional information was calculated assuming ½ cup of ricotta salata and all of the dressing was used.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 338, Fat 31 g, Carbohydrate 12 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sugar 6 g, Fiber 5 g, Sodium 393 mg, Cholesterol 11 mg

PANZANELLA (ITALIAN TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD)

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Panzanella is a classic tomato and bread salad from Tuscany. Bursting with ripe tomatoes, cucumber and basil, it's hard to think of a salad that screams "summer" any louder. Chunks of lightly toasted bread meanwhile bring delicious texture and some heft to the salad, making it filling enough for lunch or a light meal.Be warned, this salad demands the very best tomatoes! If you don't have juicy tomatoes, don't make this. Make another salad instead!And though some Italians may tell you toasting bread is not the traditional way to make Panzanella, don't skip it. That is, unless you WANT unidentifiable white mush in your bowl within minutes of making this!

Provided by Nagi

Categories Side Salad

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 - 5 cups (loosely packed) stale bread (, torn into 2.5cm/1" chunks (~180g/6 oz, depending on bread used))
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 medium tomatoes ((Note 1))
1 tsp cooking/kosher salt ((or 3/4 tsp table salt))
2 Lebanese cucumbers ((or 1 long telegraph/English cucumber), peeled (optional) (Note 3))
1 cup basil leaves (, loosely packed)
2 tbsp red or white wine vinegar ((Note 4 for other options))
1 tsp Dijon mustard
8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (, the best you can afford)
1 1/2 tsp garlic (, finely minced (~1 large or 2 small))
1/4 tsp salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180°C /350°F (160°C fan).
Toss bread chunks with 1 tbsp olive oil in a bowl.
Toast: Spread bread on a a tray and toast for about 15 minutes, until the outside is becoming golden and crunchy but the inside is still a little soft, like toast. Remove and leave to cool.
Cut tomato into 8 wedges each. Cut some of these wedges into half (I like irregular shapes for this rustic salad).
Sweat tomato with salt: Put tomatoes into a colander over a large bowl. Season with the salt, toss and set aside for 10 minutes to draw out the juices. RESERVE the tomato juice in the bowl for the dressing.
Cut cucumber into any shaped chunks aroun 2.5cm / 1" pieces. Again, I like to do irregular but even-sized shapes.
Toss veg: Place tomato sweating in colander into large bowl. Add cucumber and basil, toss gently.
Tomato Dressing: Add Dressing ingredients into bowl holding the tomato juice, whisk well.
Dress salad: Add bread to salad, pour over dressing. Give it a light toss.
Rest then serve: Leave for 5 minutes to let the juices soak into the bread, tossing once or twice. Toss once more just before serving!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 431 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 32 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 972 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 6 g, UnsaturatedFat 27 g, ServingSize 1 serving

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