Happy Meatless Monday! Thanks for joining me and Sarah today. I could not let summer end without one more tomato inspired recipe. I have been loving all the tomatoes this summer and I hit the farmer’s market yesterday for one last big batch. My favorite ways to enjoy tomatoes are in Greek Salads, Caprese Salads and Panzanella salads. I could not decide which I wanted to make so I combined them all into one. Today’s Greek Panzanella Salad with Tzatziki Dressing hits all of my sweet spots and hopefully yours too!
Greek Panzanella Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
This salad could not be simpler either. Load up on a big bowlful of any type of tomato that looks best at your market. I used a combination of the sweet little yellow tomatoes and some cocktail tomatoes. Then you add in some cucumbers, yellow or red peppers, lettuce and feta. The icing on the cake so to speak is the “panzanella”.
Typically found in Italian style salads, panzanella is simply left over bread added to a tomato based salad. I made a lighter version for my Greek Panzanella Salad today with whole wheat pita. I drizzled it with a little olive oil and added a sprinkle of that everything bagel spice I am obsessed with. I then toasted it up and broke it on top of the salad. Yum! I do love a little crunch on top of my salad. Of course you could leave it off, but really why would you?
Now to the Tzatziki Dressing! I blended up some more cucumbers with a little plain Greek yogurt, lemon, dill and apple cider vinegar. Perfect light and healthy dressing for this salad. I suggest keeping the dressing on the side until ready to serve. I may have eaten this whole salad myself all weekend.
Greek Panzanella Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 4 cups chopped Romaine lettuce
- 3 Cups assorted tomatoes -diced
- 2 large cucumber-diced
- handful of fresh parsley-chopped
- 1 C feta cheese
- 1-2 whole wheat pitas
- 1 Tbl everything bagel spice (or sub w oregano and garlic)
- Oregano, salt and pepper to taste
- juice of one lemon
- Tzatziki Dressing:
- 1 large cucumber-peeled and seeds removed
- 1 Cup non fat Greek yogurt
- handful fresh dill
- 1 Tbl chopped garlic
- 1/4 C Apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Combine all salad ingredients into a large bowl
- coat pita with a small amount of olive oil & sprinkle w everything bagel spice
- Toast until crunchy and sprinkle onto salad
- For dressing: add all ingredients into blender and pulse until combined
That’s my mishmash of a few of my favorite salads all in one! Tell me-Are you a tomato lover too? What’s your favorite way to enjoy them?
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I LOVE tzatziki! This looks delicious!
Thanks all of my faves in one salad
You make the most beautiful salads!
Thanks so much and thanks for joining meatless Monday
Yum! I absolutely love Tzatziki and this looks like a great lunch I can bring to work.
Oh yes definitely just leave the dressing on the side until ready to eat
So yummy! I’m savoring the last of my mom’s tomatoes …. We love tsaziki dressing too!
I just got a huge batch this weekend still so good
Yum. I could eat that at every lunch time! Tzatziki on anything would be good, but yes, salad loaded with tomatoes too!
I cannot get enough tomatoes these days so good!
This sounds perfect for this time of year. I do love that Tzatziki dressing!
Me too! Thanks have a great day
I’m pretty obsessed with that Everything seasoning too. I pretty much put it on everything (appropriate, right?). This looks delicious.
It really is great on everything isn’t it?!
Pinned! That dressing sounds so delicious!
thanks hope you enjoy it!
Love this idea of panzanella with pita chips and a great way to use up and pack in veggies from our garden. Happy Meatless Monday!
Thanks! I ate it all already so I may be making another batch up today
Yum! I love panzanella but have never tried a greek version.
It’s a nice change of pace hope you try it
I am not a tomato personal at all. This looks really good though.
Really!? And thanks 🙂
Ooooh this looks yummy! And could be veganized fairly easily 🙂
Yes definitely so! Hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping in
Yum! I am half greek and I love greek food 🙂 thanks for the recipe!
Hope you have a great Monday!
Thanks I thought it was a fun new combo
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Emily!
Still trying to make good use of all the abundant tomatoes at the market! This recipe is a great idea! Thanks for sharing
The tomatoes are all so good I cannot get enough:)
your salads are always so vibrant like I want a big bowl of this right now..
Thanks so much! That was kind of the idea 🙂
Hello Deborah!
The salad looks vibrant and scrumptious! I wish I could take a bite from my screen. I am definitely trying this over the weekend for a healthy bite. Thank you for sharing. Keep posting! xx
Thanks so much hope you enjoy it too!
I like tomatoes, and that extra crunch you were talking about? I’m all over that 😉
Yay! It’s all about the extra crunch 🙂
Man, I love a panzanella salad and this looks AMAZING! I totally need to buy that everything but the bagel spice. Why haven’t I yet? No clue.
I have been using on well everything lol
I LOVE tzatziki so much! this looks really tasty
Well thanks so much!
Greek food is my absolute favorite! Oh wait, salads are…. either way this recipe is my jam! 😉
Thanks so much!
LICKING MY SCREEN NOW! That looks so good!
Ha ha thanks and I hope you give it a try
This looks so yummy! I always crave salads in the summer!
Me too! Thanks
Yum! We have so many tomatoes, we have literally had Caprese salads every day this month!
Oh I am jealous!
I loooove panzanella salads. A greek one is such a fun spin! The other night I did a peach and heirloom tomato panzanella which was so good.
I do love the peaches in the panzanella too!
I am a tomato lover and this looks great! I need to spend some time making my own dressings because i am sure that makes a huge difference. If I made that salad I would have eaten the whole thing, no shame!
No shame at all!! I do think making your own dressing makes a huge difference and really only takes a few minutes
This looks soooo good. I love panzanella salads!Love all the ingredients in this one too!
Thanks so much and me too!
I want this!!! It looks amazing!!
You should definitely make these!
I love a good salad in the summer soon enough it’ll be soup season instead of refreshing salads
I can’t wait for soup season!
Oh the everything bagel spice. Yum. Another delicious recipe Deborah.
I am using it on everything!
Another delicious looking recipe. I love how colorful this salad is. The more colorful, the better that it tastes, right? 😉
I think so!
Any excuse for pita and feta cheese! I love how you keep it lighter in salad form.
Thanks I try!