Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, panzanella. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Panzanella [pantsaˈnɛlla] or panmolle [pamˈmɔlle] is a Tuscan chopped salad of soaked stale bread, onions and tomatoes that is popular in the summer. It often includes cucumbers, sometimes basil and is dressed with olive oil and vinegar. It is also popular in other parts of central Italy.
Panzanella is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Panzanella is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook panzanella using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Panzanella:
- Make ready 5 slices ready-made garlic toast (about 3/4 in thick)
- Make ready 1 medium red bell pepper, de-seeded and chopped
- Prepare 1/2 English cucumber, de-seeded and chopped
- Make ready 6 baby tomatoes (I used 2 colour romanellas)
- Prepare 1 handful cherry tomatoes, halved
- Get 3 tbsp capers
- Get 1 shallot, finely chopped
- Take 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- Get 3 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- Get Zest of 1 lemon
- Make ready Zest of 1 orange
- Get 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- Prepare 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
- Prepare 1 tsp sea salt
- Take 1/2 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
- Make ready Parmesan cheese
Panzanella is really a way to use up crusty bread that has gotten hard and to celebrate perfect summer tomatoes. It is a cooling summertime salad that relies on the bread as the "filler" to soak up the juices. Traditional panzanella is made with stale, dried bread that's rehydrated from a dressing of sweet tomato juices, vinegar and plenty of olive oil. This version also includes some mozzarella for richness.
Instructions to make Panzanella:
- Put a large nonstick pan on medium heat. Your garlic toast should already come pre-buttered, so just put it in the pan for a few minutes per side to toast it up. When they're crunchy and slightly scorched, remove them to cool.
- Put the bell pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, capers, shallot, dill, basil and lemon and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk together the garlic, vinegar, olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing into the bowl of veg. Cut the garlic toast into bite-sized pieces and add them as well. Toss everything together, then refrigerate 30 minutes to overnight. When serving, use a veggie peeler to top the salad with slivers of parmesan cheese.
Panzanella, the Italian bread and tomato salad, is a great way to use up a stale loaf. How do you stop it being bland or soggy - or do you have a better recipe for bread past its best? Panzanella is an Italian bread salad. Traditional panzanella features cubes of stale bread, plenty of Panzanella Salad Recipe Variations. This salad is flexible, so make it to your liking!
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