Panera Bread Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Submitted by Little Bee

"This was for the Italian category for Zaar World Tour. Haven't made this yet but I have had it many times at Panera and its wonderful. Great when summer tomatoes and basil are bountiful!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 1 loaf focaccia bread
• 5 -6 ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• red onion, sliced paper thin
• 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
• balsamic vinaigrette

directions

1. Cut bread into four wedges, place on plate. Gently toss tomatoes, basil and red onion together. Place 1/4 mixture on each wedge of bread, top with 1/4 of cheese cubes. Pour about 2 ounce of dressing over each.
2. Serves 4 or it can be divided to serve 8 as a side dish.

Reviews

[DeliciousAsItLooks]

Great salad! Lovely blend of flavors. I made "The Best Rosemary Focaccia #63530" recipe from this site for the bread.

 

[rosslare]

We absolutely love this salad! Would be nice as a sandwich too, I'm sure.

 

[JFitz]

This was very good! I used Chiabatta bread and just mixed all the ingredients together. Then cut the bread into wedges and spooned it onto the bread. This will make a great appetizer this summer. Thanks!

 

[TexasKelly]

This happens to come in a sandwich version at Corner Bakery, and is my favorite thing on their menu, so I knew I would love this recipe. It was sooooo good. Normally I detest tomatoes, but with the balsamic vinegar & oil, salt pepper, and I added a dash of garlic powder, it takes away the watery tomatoey taste that I don't like. I will make this again many times, thanks so much for posting it!

 

[breezermom]

I made this for Favorites of 2009 Tag game...thanks to Kumquat the Cat for putting it in her cookbook! This is delicious! I wish it was summer and I could really enjoy a great homegrown tomato in the recipe!