Easy Panzanella Salad | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• ## DRESSING
• 1 tablespoon(s) red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) dijon mustard (any brown mustard will do)
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• - a few turns of freshly cracked black pepper
• 4 tablespoon(s) light tasting olive oil, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) sugar, or to taste
• ## HOMEMADE CROUTONS
• 4 cup(s) day old dinner rolls or bakery hamburger buns, cut in 1" cubes
• - light tasting olive oil, drizzled
• - salt, to taste
• - cracked pepper, to taste
• - oregano, to taste
• - thyme, to taste
• - garlic powder, to taste
• ## SALAD
• 1 - container of cherry tomatoes, halved (multi-color are nice)
• 8 ounce(s) mozzarella pearls
• 1/2 cup(s) red onion
• 2-3 clove(s) garlic, mashed with the side of a knife
• 1/4-1/2 cup(s) cup banana pepper rings
• 2 teaspoon(s) banana pepper ring juice
• 1/2 tablespoon(s) oregano
• 1/2 tablespoon(s) thyme
• pinch(es) red pepper flakes
• - shredded carrot for color, optional
• 2 - small handfuls of chopped romaine lettuce (in this salad, lettuce is just for color, not the main ingredient)