Panzanella Salad 🥖

Panzanella Salad :baguette_bread:

Total: 55 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 10 min
Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients:

For the Salad:

3 tablespoons good olive oil

1 small French bread or boule, cut into 1-inch cubes (6 cups)

1 teaspoon kosher salt

2 large, ripe tomatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes

1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and sliced 1/2-inch thick

1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes

1/2 red onion, cut in 1/2 and thinly sliced

20 large basil leaves, coarsely chopped

3 tablespoons capers, drained

For the vinaigrette:

1 teaspoon finely minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

3 tablespoons Champagne vinegar

1/2 cup good olive oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan. Add the bread and salt; cook over low to medium heat, tossing frequently, for 10 minutes, or until nicely browned. Add more oil as needed.

For the vinaigrette, whisk all the ingredients together.

In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, red onion, basil, and capers. Add the bread cubes and toss with the vinaigrette. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Serve, or allow the salad to sit for about half an hour for the flavors to blend.

Recipe courtesy of Food Network.com

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Here’s the panzanella salad! It sounds really tasty. Also, what’s better than fresh croutons? They make a healthy salad so much more decadent (and fun to eat!) :face_savoring_food: :green_salad:

Love this - thanks for sharing, @Amethyst!

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You’re welcome! Fresh croutons soaked on tomato juices. Yum! :tomato:

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