Italian Panzanella Salad With Mozzarella inspired by The Kardashians (S01E08)

By Gousto

The Kardashians , Kourtney, Kim and Khloe shake their iconic salads. (S01E08, 20 mins 18 seconds)

Keep up with the Kardashians’ salad game with this traditional Tuscan salad, packed with three of your 5-a-day. You’ll mix in crispy ciabatta croutons to soak up delicious juices from the capers, tomatoes and black olives for tangy, tantalising flavour. Serve it with a ball of milky mozzarella and fresh basil. Bella panzanella!

Ingredients

For 2 people [double for 4]

1 ciabatta roll
250g baby plum tomatoes
10g basil
30ml red wine vinegar
1/2 cucumber
1 tsp dried oregano
1 garlic clove
30g capers
250g mozzarella
30g pitted black olives
1 red onion

You’ll also need

Olive oil, pepper, salt, sugar

Cooking instructions 20 mins

For 2 people [double for 4]

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C (fan) / Gas 6. Boil a kettle. Peel and finely slice the red onion[s]. Add the sliced onion to a colander and pour over a full kettle’s worth of boiled water (this ‘blanches’ the onion, which removes the acidity in the raw onion, making it less harsh to eat).

Step 2

Transfer the blanched sliced onion to a large mixing bowl. Add the red wine vinegar and 1 tsp [2 tsp] sugar. Give everything a good mix, then set aside, stirring occasionally (the vinegar and sugar will mellow the flavour further).

Step 3

Meanwhile, rip the ciabatta[s] into large, bite-sized pieces and add them to a baking tray. Drizzle them very generously with olive oil and season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Sprinkle over half the dried oregano. Put the tray in the oven for 10-12 min or until golden and crispy – these are your herby croutons.

Step 4

Meanwhile, cut the baby plum tomatoes in half. Chop the pitted black olives and capers together roughly. Finely slice the cucumber.

Step 5

Add the chopped tomatoes, olives, capers and cucumber to a large salad bowl. Remove the sliced onion from the soaking liquid (keep the liquid!) and add it to the salad bowl with everything else.

Step 6

Peel the garlic and grate it finely into the reserved soaking liquid. Add the remaining dried oregano and 2 tbsp [4 tbsp] olive oil with a generous pinch of salt and pepper – this is your dressing.

Step 7

Rip the basil leaves into the salad bowl and add the herby croutons. Add the dressing and give everything a gentle mix – this is your Panzanella. Serve the mozzarella balls over the Panzanella. Season with a generous grind of pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Enjoy!

Nutritional and allergen information

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