This Low Calorie Panzanella Tomato Salad Recipe is just 191 calories and comes with a low calorie dressing recipe! This healthy cherry tomato salad recipe is also vegan, and filled with yummy flavors.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 3 slices sourdough bread
- Olive oil spray
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup basil leaves
Low Calorie Panzanella Tomato Salad
Healthy Panzanella Tomato Salad Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: To meal prep, add all the ingredients to individual meal prep containers, or family sized containers. Add the dressing to a separate container and do not add it until you are ready to serve.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 4-5 days, does not hold well in the freezer.
Low Calorie Panzanella Tomato Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
Panzanella Tomato Salad:
- 3 slices sourdough bread cubed
- Olive oil spray
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes halved (about 20-30 mini tomatoes)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup basil leaves chopped
Low Calorie Panzanella Dressing:
- ¼ cup vegetable broth
- 1 small shallot minced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the cubed bread to the prepared baking sheet, and spray lightly with olive oil.
- Bake the cubed bread for 15 minutes, or until golden brown and dried out.
- While the bread cooks, place a strainer in a large bowl. Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the strainer.
- Sprinkle the tomatoes with the salt and let sit for 15 minutes, tossing often to release more juice.
- After 15 minutes, remove the bread from the oven and the strainer from the bowl.
- Add the Panzanalla Dressing ingredients to the bowl of tomato juice, and whisk together to make the dressing.
- Finally, add the tomatoes, bread and basil to the bowl with the dressing. Toss together until the bread and tomatoes are well coated in dressing.
- Let marinate for 30 minutes before serving.
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