Saturday, August 3, 2019

Panzanella

There are a million recipes for this bread and tomato salad, and here's how I do it:

Serving size 1, multiply as needed
Ingredients
  • 1-2 good tomatoes, chopped
  • salt and pepper 
  • 1-1/2 clove garlic, grated or pressed
  • good handful fresh basil leaves, chiffonade
  • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1-2 tsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
  • 1-2 thick slices (1-1.5 oz) of good bread, cubed and toasted
  • olive oil cooking spray
  • 2-3 oz fresh mozzarella, cubed
  • 1-2 tsp toasted pine nuts 
  • optional: grated parmesan

Directions:
  • Put chopped tomatoes and their juices in a bowl, add garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.  Add olive oil and vinegar.  Let sit a few minutes to draw out more juice from the tomatoes.
  • Cube the bread, spread on baking sheet, spray lightly with olive oil and toast in toaster oven until golden brown.  Let cool.  
  • Add mozzarella and basil to tomato mixture.
  • Add toasted bread to tomato mixture, tossing until the bread soaks up all the juices
  • Garnish with pine nuts and parmesan (if you remember, I did not in the bowl pictured below)
  • eat! 




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