How to make Panzanella: Italian Bread Salad

Here is the best recipe for Panzanella, the Italian bread salad. This dish, traditionally prepared in homes throughout Tuscany, has a rustic, fresh and light flavor and is perfect to serve on a humid, summer day.

TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes

SERVINGS: Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb rustic bread, stale
• 2 tomatoes, ripened
• 2 red onions
• 1 cucumber, (optional)
• 1 sprig basil
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• vinegar to taste
• salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

1. Cut the bread into slices and soak in cold water for a couple of minutes.
2. Once heavy with water, remove a little bread at a time and squeeze out excess water using your hands.
3. Then break apart into small, dry crumbs.
4. Place in a salad bowl and add tomatoes, cucumbers and sliced onion and basil leaves.
5. Dress with oil, salt and pepper and move to a cool place.
6. When it is time to serve your Panzanella, add a splash of wine vinegar.

Source: Academia Barilla

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