Panzanella Recipe (Tuscan Bread Salad)
Over the last few days I had a visit from a good old friend of mine who comes from Tuscany.
My younger sister collecting tomatoes
Emanuela is a girl full of life and just like all Italians she loves her food and she is a great cook herself.
We have lots of memories of good times and plenty of laughs together; some friendships never seem to fade over the years and even though we have not been seen each other for a while, every time is like we have never been apart. Good friendships are one of the best things in life after good food of course!
As my mum has beautiful tomatoes in her garden I kindly asked Emanuela to make "Panzanella" as I was really craving for it since I had it in Tuscany long time ago when I visited her.
This is a typical Tuscan dish made with rustic Tuscan bread, fresh tomatoes, basil and cucumbers. A fresh, cheap and simple dish but full of taste!
You will need rustic bread which should be stale; so best to buy it and leave it aside for a couple of days.
- Prep Time : 30 minutes
Ingredients
- stale rustic bread - 8 slices
- basil leaves - a few
- red onion - 1
- cucumber - 1
- large tomatoes - 4
- olive oil - 4 tbsp
- vinegar - 2 tbsp
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Leave the bread to dry for a couple of days if it is fresh. You will need 8 slices
Soften the bread in water
Wring the excess water out and crumble the bread with your hands, then put it in a large bowl
Finely slice the onion, peel and slice the cucumber and the tomatoes. Wash and chop the basil with your hands and add the ingredients to the bowl
Add vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper and mix everything well together
Store it in the fridge
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ah love this panzanella look delicious! and love these tomatos!!
I have always love bread salad! This is so summery and delightful.
Thanks Mich!
How sweet of your friend to share her recipe for Panzanella, Alida. I too have friends I haven’t seen in a long while and yet when we are together it is like we didn’t miss a beat:)
Although my grandmother was from Sicily, her bread salad was made almost the exact same way. The only difference I can see is she always included olives, lol…
Thank you for sharing Alida and please thank Emanuela for us too…
Adding olives is a great idea Louise. Sicily is a beautiful place and they cook amazing dishes!
Congrats to Emanuela for such an amazing recipe and so easy too :)>