⭐️ Get Recipe: https://theplantbasedschool.com/panzanella/
Panzanella is a rustic Italian bread salad. Simple ingredients are combined in a classic Italian fashion to create something extraordinary.
Born out of necessity from “cucina povera,” or peasant cuisine, the original Panzanella recipe features day-old crusty bread, ripe tomatoes, crunchy cucumber, and zesty red onions.
⭐️ Ingredients
½ pound (220 grams) stale crusty bread with a compact crumb*. Add more or less bread to taste.
1 pound (450 grams) tomatoes chopped
1 cucumber chopped
1 red onion thinly sliced
8 lettuce leaves optional, chopped
15 basil leaves
CONDIMENTS
4 tablespoons (55 grams) extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons (60 grams) vinegar + 2 for soaking the bread
1 teaspoon sea salt or more to taste
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
SOAK BREAD: Break ½ pound stale crusty bread into big chunks and add them to a bowl. Cover them with water and 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
Soak until soft. Depending on how dry it is and the type of bread, it can take 5 to 15 minutes. Don’t let the bread soak too long, or it’ll get mushy
CUT THE VEGGIES: Cut 1 pound of tomatoes into wedges, 1 cucumber into half-moons, 1 red onion into thin slices, and 8 lettuce leaves into bite-size pieces.
Add to a large mixing bowl.
ADD BREAD: With your hands, squeeze the water from the bread, break it into bite-sized chunks, and add it to the vegetables.
Some bread pieces should be harder than others, and the crust should retain some bite.
SEASON THE SALAD: Season the ingredients with about 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 4 tablespoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon sea salt, and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper. Most of the seasoning should hit the bread first.
Add 15 basil leaves, toss well, and set aside at room temperature for about 15 minutes before serving.
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this is my nonas panzanella my childhood in a plate panzanella is an Italian bread salad made with stale crusty bread add the bread to a bowl cover it with water and 2 tspoons of vinegar let it soak for a few minutes until it gets soft then squeeze out the water with your hands and Cy crumble the bread in a large bowl now add diced tomatoes diced cucumber finally chopped Red Onion chopped Roma lettuce and chopped fresh basil leaves season with extrav virgin olive oil vinegar salt and black pepper toss until the ingredients are well combined then ideally set the pan last side for at least 15 minutes easy right
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so healthy
I'll use french bread instead because that's what I have😊
Yummy! Thank you!
Ohh my goodness, you just brought back a memory I'd forgotten!!! We used to make this when I was little, but we added a basil base to the dressing. 😅 I know what I'm making tomorrow.
Also thank you for the eggplant recipe inspirations from recent videos! It's been amazing trying it again. So good!!! ❤❤
Yes It is.. and I just happen to have 1 very stale baguette in my kitchen 👍 thanks for sharing !!) 😊
One of my all-time favorite summer meals or side dishes. I know it's not truly authentic, but I have a variation that includes cannellini beans as added protein free light Summer meal in this Vegas heat. I loaded up with tons of basil. But I could not possibly soak the bread in water. Rather, I tossed the bread cubes and the tomatoes with a simple red wine vinaigrette and the white beans if I'm using them, let that marinate for 20 or 30 minutes, and then add the rest of my vegetables and the fresh basil. And this is no small amount of basil, either. We're talking half a cup of chopped fresh basil for about 12 oz of bread cubes. And of course the bread is made by me karma never store-bought.
Easy! ❤
panzanella😂❤
So nice to listen to and watch to YOU dear MAESTRO sharing with us recipes from your childhood, from the traditional family's food , your nonna's panzanella ! Oh thank you so much and especially for your NONNA , wishing her long life , health, the best for all family…! GRAZIE NONNA ! ❤ un abbraccio dal'Albania ! ❤ Sofia
Yummy❤
So yummy, healthy, fresh greens and produce and I would definitely add the chickpeas! I could eat this everyday! The basil, romaine and tomatoes, sliced grape or cherry tomatoes look so vibrant! Yum yum yum! Easy, yes!!!
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Anche questa ricetta, semplice ma deliziosa. Fresca e adatta alla stagione estiva. Grazie❤
Usually is best to use much juicer tomatoes, so the bread absorbs some of the tomato juice.
I like your Chanel in italian language 🥰👍🏼
In Portugal we make açorda with stale bread, it's so good!
So simple and healthy yet so tasty, amazing
I love all your recipes 😋👍
I really like this recipe
The beautiful thing about food is it can be done however one pleases, whether that be traditional or not. Because even something thought to be traditional or authentic may have been altered in some way, or may not be how another region does it. Food is meant to bring people together.
Can’t eat wet bread 🍞 I’ll substitute it with nuts and seeds