Italian Panzanella

Name: Italian Panzanella
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Bread; Tomatoes; Onion; Cucumber; Lemons; Wine vinegar; Black olives; Basil; Extra virgin olive oil; Salt; Pepper

Stale bread gets a tasty makeover in this classic Italian salad. Yesterday’s bread is mixed with tomatoes, onions, cucumber and plenty of olive oil.

07 March, 2012

serves for

total time

0 HR 20 MIN

ingredients

Bread

500 g, stale, Italian, white, cut into bite-sized pieces

Tomatoes

5 each, ripe and diced

Onion

1 red, sliced

Cucumber

1, halved lengthways and sliced

Lemons

1, zest grated

Wine vinegar

15-30 ml

Black olives

60 ml

Basil

1 bunch

Extra virgin olive oil

60 ml

Salt

Pepper

Preparation

How to make Italian panzanella

Soften the bread in cold water with a pinch of salt. When it is completely wet through, wring it out and place in a salad bowl.
Add the tomatoes, onions, cucumber, torn basil leaves and lemon zest to the bread.
Drizzle with plenty of olive oil, season with salt and ground black pepper and store in the fridge.
Before serving the panzanella add the vinegar and the olives and mix well.