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Grilled Bread Salad With Broccoli Rabe & Summer Squash
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Pamela T.
October 30, 2019
I made the marinade and used it on zucchini and chicken breasts for grilling tonight. We loved it; the chicken was flavorful, moist and had great color. I look forward to making the salad as intended in the future as well as future riffs. Delicious 😋 - thank you for a nice addition for the grilling marinade repertoire!
okaykate
November 3, 2017
Has anyone tried this with a vegan mayo (thinking Hampton Creek Just Mayo specifically)?
BarnOwlBaker
September 7, 2017
Really liked thIs salad and mayo marinade! For my taste, it was way too salty, and this overpowered the interesting spices. Next time I'll use 1/2 teaspoon salt, or none, instead of 1 T as recipe.
HDeffenbaugh
May 25, 2016
This reminds me of an alternative Panzanella Salad. Looking forward to trying it out.
cookinginvictoria
September 5, 2015
Hi Emily, I made this salad last night to bring to a party, and I can't believe that I waited so long to make this recipe. It was fabulous -- really, a perfect summer dish and one that was devoured by the guests. Such a genius idea to use mayonnaise as a marinade and the combination of garlic, Aleppo pepper and cumin made the dish really sing. I plan to make this a few more times before the cold, rainy weather hits. I couldn't find broccoli rabe, so I subbed radicchio, fennel and some broccoli crowns in its place. I saved the leftover marinade and will grill some more vegetables tonight.
EmilyC
September 8, 2015
So happy that you liked the salad, civ! And I really like your idea of subbing radicchio and fennel. I've never tried them using this preparation -- good to know they work well! Thanks so much for trying this and your nice note!
loubaby
August 11, 2014
I made this last night and we both loved it--the marinade has great flavor and can see adapting other vegetables to it....and the unusual use of grilled Broccoli Rabe which we love mostly with pasta or on Pizza....there is a lot of fat in the recipe, but some of the marinade drained off before we grilled it so it wasn't so bad...thanks for another way to use Broccoli Rabe.
lilly
August 5, 2014
Has anyone (Emily C?) had any luck making this with other veggies? Zucchini or carrots? We don't often get either broccoli rabe or summer squash where I live in Kenya but we love roasted veggies. Curious to know, sound fabulous!
EmilyC
August 5, 2014
Hi lilly -- I've made this several times with zucchini -- it works well! Broccoli can be substituted for the broccoli rabe (just peel and/or split in half the tough stems). I've never tried kale in this recipe but think it would be fabulous since it takes so well to the grill. You could even throw some red bell peppers into the mix -- I'll bet the mayo marinade would work well on them. Let me know what you end up trying if you make this!
lilly
August 5, 2014
Thanks so much! We have guests Thur night and nothing I like better than trying something new for guests. I'll definitely let you know how it goes :)
oregon C.
July 14, 2014
Can't wait to try this -- how far in advance could this be made with great results? Would this keep until evening if I grilled all in the morning?
EmilyC
July 14, 2014
That's a good question. I've made this salad several hours in advance and served it at room temperature with great results. The vegetables will lose a bit of their crispness but they'll still be good. If you grill everything in the morning, you could try re-warming / re-crisping the vegetables briefly under your broiler before serving. I'm a huge proponent of making things in advance so please let me know how it goes!
Gail T.
July 13, 2014
This was delicious. A new way to make broccoli rabe instead of the usual saute. I used the olive oil mayo and it turned out great. I especially liked the fact I didnt have to dry all the leaves after washing :)
Jennifer M.
July 9, 2014
I have a question...can you use olive oil mayo and will the marinade still work?
EmilyC
July 9, 2014
The last time I made this, I used Hellmann's olive oil mayo, so yes! Hope you like it!
savorthis
July 6, 2014
I made this over the weekend to go with some smoked lamb. I did not have any lemons but had some tangerines which I thought would actually go well with the lamb. We used broccolini and yellow summer squash. I usually will peel the thicker stalks of broccolini but halved them instead. I also used an Asiago loaf of bread which was nice. The whole mixture was perfect with the lamb! Next time I think I would also add some blistered cherry tomatoes. Great recipe!
healthierkitchen
July 4, 2014
I love the way this sounds and I'm not even a mayonnaise person. Will try soon!
EmilyC
July 4, 2014
Thanks Wendy! I think even mayo haters may like this salad -- most won't even know it's there!
hardlikearmour
July 4, 2014
Congratulations, EmC! I loved this salad when I made it last year, and am glad for the reminder to make it again.
fiveandspice
July 3, 2014
I had forgotten about this from last summer, but I'm so excited to have it brought back to my attention. Yay yay yay!!! Congrats Em!
gingerroot
July 19, 2012
Gosh, I'll admit I've never been a big mayo fan but this alone might change that. This sounds amazing!
EmilyC
July 19, 2012
Thanks gingerroot! It's kind of cool that the mayo plays the leading role in the salad but then steps aside to let the vegetables have the limelight. So humble that mayo! : )
fiveandspice
July 16, 2012
Wow. This looks SO good. Splendiferous! I have a powerful love of grilled broccoli raab, and grilled bread. I can only imagine mayo makes them even better.
EmilyC
July 17, 2012
Thanks, 5&s! I'm absolutely giddy about this mayo marinade right now and kind of want to put it on anything and everything. (Hope to try grilled radicchio and fennel soon.) The broccoli rabe comes off the grill so crispy (the leaves practically shatter) that it almost tastes like it's been fried (but better). Yet another example of how high heat + fat is a beautiful thing! : )
lapadia
July 15, 2012
Wow EmilyC, I love bread salad of any kind, and I can totally picture the blistering mayo marinade, sounds delicious!
EmilyC
July 15, 2012
Thanks lapadia! I'm going to be making this salad (and variations of it) all summer. And I'm excited that I've found such a good way to prepare summer squash since there's typically no shortage of it from now til September.
Kukla
July 13, 2012
Mayonnaise is a perfect marinade for many things; I mix mayo with some ketchup and rub it all over chicken a couple hours before roasting and you should see how beautiful it looks and delicious taste. Because of all the ingredients which are in mayonnaise, it enriches even inexpensive and a little dry fish and if you add some mayo to any burgers or meatloaf, they will always be very tasty and moist. That is why I am sure your salad is very yummy Emily!
EmilyC
July 13, 2012
Thanks for this, Kukla! I've heard of mayo marinades for meat and fish but I've never tried them. (I'll bet a mayo-marinated grilled chicken would be great alongside this salad.). Suspect my consumption of mayo is going to skyrocket this summer! : )
hardlikearmour
July 12, 2012
Yum! This salad sounds fantastic. I can't wait to try this technique for mayo marinated grilled veggies.
EmilyC
July 12, 2012
Thanks HLA! This is absolutely my new favorite technique for preparing broccoli rabe and summer squash -- they positively burst with flavor when they come off the grill!
hardlikearmour
July 27, 2012
Thank you for this recipe and idea! I loved, loved, loved the marinated grilled veggies. I think I'll try the marinade on some lacinato kale next. I did need to turn the grill down for the bread. Next time I think I'll also try brushing the marinade on the bread instead of olive oil - I think it will work brilliantly! Cheers to a broadening my grilling horizons!
EmilyC
July 27, 2012
So happy you tried and liked it, HLA! And heck, why NOT brush the bread with the marinade...sure that would be delicious! I like your idea of trying this method with lacinato kale...let me know how it turns out if you try it.
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