Panzanella salad from Greece | Quick Warm Salads

Ulysses, Troy, Pygmalion, Greek Ancient History, Parthenon, GB Shaw.... the list is endless when one refers to Greece. The cuisine too, with heavy influence from Mediterrranean cuisine, is fresh, warm and inviting. Moussaka, Greek Salads, Spanakopita, Baklava, Loukomades,Bourou-bourou ,Macedonia salad .. the entire world's best and freshest cuisine seems to stem from Greece. 

I have a cousin who is currently honeymooning in Greece, and she seems to be enjoying the local veggie cuisine to the hilt. Unlike other Europenan / Mediterranean countries, veggies and olive oil are favourite ingredients with both tourists and local alike..

Speaking of tourists, after a short break, we return to the World Blogging Marathon this week with Alphabet G. G for Greece, and presenting Greek Panzanella Salad. 

Before that a short recap of what countries we traversed last week and what we savoured.

A	Armenia	Baba Ghanoush from Armenia
B	Brazil	Brazilian Coffee Banana shots
C	Colombia	Colombian Quinoa Salad with Mango and Avocado
D	Denmark	Danish Buttered Ginger Beets - Rødbeder I Ingefærsauce
E	Egypt	Umm Ali -Egyptian Dessert
F	France	French Fruity Parfait

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Country : Greece

Dish : Panzanella Salad

Serving suggestions : Warm toasted bread, or even grilled fish / Fasolada(a white-bean soup defined in many cookery books as the traditional Greek dish, sometimes even called "the national food of the Greeks")

Prep time : 15 mins | Zero cook | Serves : 2

Adapted from : Here

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Ingredients:

• Bread slices (slightly roasted and cubed) - 1 cup
• Veggies - peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, Zucchini (use any combo)
• Onions - 1/2 (Cut lengthwise or cubed)
• Feta Cheese -1/4 cup (I opted out)
• Raw mango cubes - 1/4 cup (optional)

Dressing:

• Salt
• Dried herbs - 1 tsp
• Pepper
• Vinegar - 1 TBSP
• Honey - 1 TBSP
• Olive Oil - 1/4 cup
• Garlic minced - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp (optional - I skipped)

Method:

1. Combine all the veggies, cheese and raw mango. Whisk the ingredients of the dressing together, except olive oil. Warm the olive oil a bit and drizzle on the veggies mix. Add the rest of the dressing together. 
2. Just before serving, add the cubed bread slices. Toss. and serve immediately.

Lets see what other marathoners are dishing out today...

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