Panzanella Salad Italian Tomato And Bread Salad Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl toss bread with 1/3 cup of olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. Lay bread on baking sheet and toast until golden. About 5 or 10 minutes, allow to cool slightly. While bread is in oven, Stir together 1/4 cup of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Gently toss together the bread, tomatoes, onion, basil,olives,and the mozzerella. Toss with vinaigrette and let stand for 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• If your bread is very hard, douse it with water first and saw it into a few pieces that will fit into a medium bowl. Cover with the onions. Pour on cold water to cover and let sit for 20 minutes. Lift the onions off the bread and rinse in a strainer. Drain the bread, squeeze out excess water and crumble the bread into a salad bowl.
• Add the tomatoes, basil, and parsley to the bowl. Mix together the vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil, and toss with the bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer before serving.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, garlic and basil.
• Drizzle with the 1/2 cup olive oil and the 3 tblsps vinegar, season with salt and pepper and toss well.
• Place half of the bread in a wide, shallow bowl.
• Spoon half of the tomato mixture over the bread.
• Layer the remaining bread on top and then the remaining tomato mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Just before serving, toss the salad and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
• If the bread seems dry, add a little oil or vinegar.
• Serve immediately.