RSSPanzanella Salad Video Recipe
August 19th, 2008 by Kimberley
Panzanella, an Italian bread salad, is one of the easiest dishes you can whip together on a hot summer day. It contains such a beautiful mix of refreshing ingredients. Ripe tomatoes, fragrant basil and rustic bread are tossed together with a tangy vinaigrette. The juice from the…
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…tomatoes soak into the crunchy but still soft-in-the-center bread and you wind up getting bursts of flavor and different textures as you eat. A basic panzanella salad is typically made with only tomatoes, bread, fresh basil and olive oil but it is quite versatile. While it’s perfect with just these few ingredients, we’ve added some olives and bocconcini cheese to the mix. It’s also common to add cucumbers, capers, anchovies, or bell peppers. Really, you can use any garden fresh ingredients but just remember…less is more. A great salad is one where you experience something different in every bite, so don’t add too much of each ingredient. This salad is all about using the best tomatoes and is a great way to celebrate one of the finest ingredients of summer.
