Rye Bread Panzanella Salad

Name: Rye Bread Panzanella Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 8 oz rye bread, cubed and toasted; 2 lbs ripe tomatoes, diced; 1 English cucumber, diced; 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

A modern Russian twist on Italian panzanella featuring toasted rye bread cubes, fresh vegetables, and a tangy vinaigrette. A trendy appetizer that celebrates traditional ingredients.

25 minEasyServes 6160 cal/serving

RussianAppetizerNo-CookVegan

Ingredients

8 oz rye bread, cubed and toasted
2 lbs ripe tomatoes, diced
1 English cucumber, diced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375°F.
2

Toss 8 oz cubed and toasted rye bread with 1 tablespoon of 3 tbsp olive oil, spread on a baking sheet, and toast for 5-7 minutes until golden and crispy.
3

Remove from oven and let rye bread cool.
4

In a large bowl, combine 2 lbs diced ripe tomatoes, 1 diced English cucumber, 1/2 thinly sliced red onion, 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill, and 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley.
5

In a small bowl, whisk together 3 tbsp red wine vinegar, remaining oil, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
6

Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetable mixture and toss gently.
7

Add the toasted rye bread and toss lightly to combine.
8

Let the salad sit for 10-15 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
9

Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
10

Serve at room temperature.

Questions

Can I make Rye Bread Panzanella Salad gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in this entry is 8 oz rye bread, cubed and toasted. Swap the bread or crumbs for a gluten-free loaf or gluten-free panko. Everything else proceeds as written.

How long does Rye Bread Panzanella Salad keep?

Refrigerate leftovers within two hours and eat them within three days. It is served cold; there is nothing to reheat.

Can I halve or double Rye Bread Panzanella Salad?

Yes. As written it serves 6. Every ingredient in this entry carries precomputed half and double quantities, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. There is no cooking pitfall here; the quantities simply scale.

Serve it with

Sbiten drink
Egyptian Dukkah Nut and Spice Blend sauce
Jallab drink

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is a plain-text cooking reference of 4,481 recipes, free to read and cook from, with no account and no paywall. In the app, this entry scales itself: half, standard, or double batch, every quantity recomputed inside the step that uses it. No ads, no life stories, no photos of somebody else's dinner.

The entries are curated and public-domain sourced, written to a fixed template and checked against it: tested quantities, one closed vocabulary of methods, and precomputed half and double batches on every line. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser, instantly. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually, and the first 30 days are free.