Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, panzanella. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. 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 favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Panzanella is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook panzanella using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Panzanella:

1. Prepare 5 slices ready-made garlic toast (about 3/4 in thick)
2. Make ready 1 medium red bell pepper, de-seeded and chopped
3. Get 1/2 English cucumber, de-seeded and chopped
4. Prepare 6 baby tomatoes (I used 2 colour romanellas)
5. Prepare 1 handful cherry tomatoes, halved
6. Get 3 tbsp capers
7. Prepare 1 shallot, finely chopped
8. Take 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
9. Make ready 3 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
10. Take Zest of 1 lemon
11. Prepare Zest of 1 orange
12. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
13. Get 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
14. Prepare 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
15. Make ready 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
16. Get 1 tsp sea salt
17. Prepare 1/2 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
18. Get 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:

1. 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.
2. Put the bell pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, capers, shallot, dill, basil and lemon and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.
3. 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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