Panzanella

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound day-old chewy farm style bread cubed
• Water to cover
• 4 small vine ripe tomatoes chopped
• 1 small red onion chopped
• 1 cup basil leaves - (loosely packed) torn or shredded
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Place bread in a medium mixing bowl and cover with water. Soak bread 3 to 5 minutes. In small batches, remove bread in handfuls from the water and wring it out with out mashing or tearing bread. You do not want wet bread, so wring it carefully.

Combine tomatoes with onions and basil in a second bowl and dress with vinegar, oil, salt and pepper. Add bread to tomato salad and combine. Adjust seasonings and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.