Winter Panzanella With Stuffing Croutons

A seasonal twist on traditional panzanella salad featuring crispy stuffing croutons, winter vegetables, and fresh fruit. This colorful salad combines crisp endive, radicchio, apple, and beet with toasted pecans in a bright grapefruit-honey vinaigrette.

6 servings
45 min

Ingredients

  • 4 cups leftover stuffing
  • ½ cup pecans
  • ¼ cup fresh grapefruit juice
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 whole endive
  • 1 whole Treviso radicchio
  • 1 whole sweet-tart apple
  • 1 whole beet
  • 1 to taste Kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Toast stuffing on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet until crisp and brown, 25-35 minutes.

    30 min

  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, toast pecans on another rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until slightly darker and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Let cool; coarsely chop.

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Whisk grapefruit juice, vinegar, and honey in a large bowl. Add endive, radicchio, apple, beet, and pecans, season with salt, and toss to combine. Drizzle salad with oil and add stuffing croutons; toss again to combine.

    10 min