Sep 032010
I had nothing planned for dinner last night and on the way home I was starving and Stacy’s Pita Chips popped into my head. I had been thinking of them since the day before when I had my favorite Fattoush salad from my favorite restaurant, Mandaloun Mediterranean. It has all sorts of fresh herbs, pomegranate vinaigrette and crunchy pita. I love crunchy pita. Who doesn’t like crunchy pita. I’m sure there is no one.
I picked my daughter up from school, pulled her little stool up and we got to work. She helped me dump the beans into the bowl and taste tested the red bell pepper to make sure it was still good, whisked the dressing and tossed the salad.
Not bad for a two year old. Although I would say we were wearing approximately half the salad.
We decided to call this work of art “White Bean Panzanella” because it sounded better than White Bean Pita Chip Salad. Let us know what you think!
White Bean Panzanella
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 15 oz can Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 ounces goat cheese
4 servings Stacy’s Multigrain Pita Chips (9 chips per serving)
Dressing
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
1/4 tsp coarse ground salt
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
Directions
1. Mix the lettuce through beans in a medium size bowl.
2. Whisk the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over salad mixture.
3. Portion salad mix onto four plates, top each with 1 serving pita chips and 1/2 ounce goat cheese. Serve immediately.
This is right up my alley. I love white beans on salads. Yum. I have never made a panzanella….
I love it! And I love how you chose the “fancier” name too…I do that all the time. I would easily be able to eat a plate of this, if not two!
I love this pita chip play on panzanella! And I also love that you got your daughter involved in the process. She's a budding chef in the making!
I love the way you used pita chips in this! And I'm impressed with your daughter's skills!
This looks like something my flexitarian fiance would love!
I was just thinking the other day that we never did meet up for lunch or dinner. We should get together soon!