Arugula and Roasted Fruit Salad with Panettone Croutons

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Christmas Brunch

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

Cook Time:
1 hr 15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

3 cups 1-inch cubes panettone (about 6 ounces)
1 cup fresh cranberries (thawed if frozen)
1 cup red seedless grapes
2 Bartlett pears, cut into 8ths and cored
2 plums, cut into 8ths and pitted
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus 1/4 cup (about 2 lemons total), plus 1/2 lemon, zested
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup orange blossom honey
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
6 ounces arugula greens

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Place the panettone cubes on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until dark golden brown and crispy on the outside, about 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. The croutons will continue to crisp up as they cool.

Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Place the fruit in a large mixing bowl and drizzle with melted butter, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and the sugar. Toss to coat and spread the fruit out in a single layer onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until the pears are tender and the fruit is beginning to brown on the edges, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.

Meanwhile, place the honey, the remaining 1/4 cup lemon juice, canola oil, cream, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a blender. Run the machine until the ingredients are well blended. Set aside.

To assemble the salad place the arugula greens, roasted fruit, and panettone croutons in a large bowl. Add the salad dressing and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Toss to coat and serve immediately.

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recipe Arugula and Roasted Fruit Salad with Panettone Croutons
Linda Lafayette, NJ 04-16-2009
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The Best Salad!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this salad for Christmas Dinner and everyone loved it. It is different and the taste fantastic. Everyone loved... it. If you substitute and don't follow this recipe as written, you should not be rating it. Not fair. Try it the way it is written and you will see how good it is.Read more
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Sharon Brea, CA 12-25-2008
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Couldn't eat the salad
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I'm sorry, Giada, normally I love all your recipes and so do the people I have made them for, but this one just doesn't make... the grade. The reviews were all so good, I thought it would be wonderful, but I thought the flavors just didn't jell. I had to use all pears as there were no plums available. I also put in a baking apple. I ended up throwing the whole salad away.Read more
recipe Arugula and Roasted Fruit Salad with Panettone Croutons
CHER decatur, AL 02-22-2008
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Loved It !!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Christmas Dinner. I was a little worried because my family is very traditional about what they like to eat,... and I like to change things up a bit every year. But everyone LOVED this salad. It was easy to make, the roasted fruit was very well received, and the croutons were a great match, and I used the other part of the loaf for bread pudding.Read more
recipe Arugula and Roasted Fruit Salad with Panettone Croutons
Marisa Canal Winchester, OH 02-03-2008
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Great for parties!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was such a hit at my Christmas Eve party! It was super easy to make & I even added Red & Asian Pears to the recipe along... with some Fuji apples. Yummy!!Read more
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Tammy Acton, CA 12-30-2007
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Better than expected
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Christmas breakfast and was pleasantly surprised. It was much yummier than I expected. I too could not find... plums, but strangely enough found pluots and they were great in this. I almost skipped using the panettone, but was glad that I didn't as it added great flavor to the recipe (and made wonderful french toast with the leftovers the next day). I'll definitely use this recipe again!Read more
recipe Arugula and Roasted Fruit Salad with Panettone Croutons
Anonymous 12-27-2007
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beautiful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for Christmas. I couldn't find plums so I just used more grapes. The taste was wonderful. I was so impressed by... how beutiful the fruit looked. The color combination is great. I also really liked the pannetone croutons. I'll be making this one often.Read more