Name: Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad) Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 10 tomatoes; 1 cup cucumber; ½ red onion; 10 basil leaves; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; extra virgin olive oil spray; 6 oz french bread; kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad) Recipe

How To Make Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad)

In this panzanella recipe, good crusty bread is grilled until crispy and tossed with tomatoes, cucumber, basil, onion, olive oil, and salt and pepper.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Marinate Time: 30 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

10tomatoes,ripe, medium cut into inch cubes
1cupcucumber,seedless, diced
½red onion,chopped
10basil leaves,chopped
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
extra virgin olive oil spray
6ozFrench bread,or a good crusty Italian bread sliced
kosher salt and fresh ground pepper,to taste

Instructions

Lightly spray bread with olive oil and season with a little salt; grill over medium heat, until toasted and nicely browned.
Remove from heat and cut into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, basil, olive oil, and season liberally with salt and pepper.
Let it sit for about 30 minutes to let the flavors combine.
Add the bread cubes and toss.
Serve in individual bowls.