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Panzanella salmon salad with fresh basil

2
Points®
Total Time
25 min
Prep
20 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
If you’d like to switch out the salmon for a vegetarian protein, you can make this salad with a 15 1/2-ounce can of rinsed and drained chickpeas instead.

Ingredients

Lemon zest

1 tsp

Fresh lemon juice

2 Tbsp

Red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp

Olive oil

2 tsp

Table salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp

Cherry tomatoes

4 cup(s), halved, or quartered if large

English cucumber

1 small, quartered lengthwise and sliced

Roasted red peppers (packed in water)

½ cup(s), drained and coarsely chopped

Red onion

½ small, thinly sliced

Olives

8 olive(s), large, Kalamata variety, pitted and chopped

No salt added canned wild pink salmon

12 oz, drained and broken into chunks

Whole wheat bread

3 oz, ciabatta variety, cut into cubes and toasted

Fresh basil

1½ cup(s), torn leaves

Instructions

  1. Whisk together lemon zest and juice, vinegar, oil, salt, and black pepper in large bowl. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber, red peppers, onion, and olives.
  2. Add salmon and bread to bowl and toss gently to coat. Let stand until bread soaks up some of juices, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil and serve at once.
  3. Serving size: 2 cups