What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Timeless Classics: Italian Bread Salad! Panzanella. Travel with me to Tuscany for a delightful dinner on a gardened terrace. Indulge in a bountiful salad of artisan bread, juicy tomatoes, sweet onions, and green bell peppers. Appreciate the herbs de Provence perfectly blended with garlic wine vinegar whisked in extra-virgin olive oil. It’s enough to make you swoon. The ingredients are very forgiving. Tomatoes a little soft? Has the bread gone stale? No worries. This classic Italian meal was originally meant to be eaten that way. It’s truly amazing!
ITALIAN BREAD SALAD
Ingredients:
1-pound loaf artisan bread
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Herbs de Provence, crushed
8 Roma tomatoes, sliced
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 Vidalia onion, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine garlic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced
Cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 300Β°. Slice and cube the bread in bite-size pieces, leaving crusts on. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick oil. Form a single layer of bread cubes. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with Herbs de Provence. Bake 10 minutes; flip over and bake 10 minutes longer. Cool. For dressing, whisk together olive oil, red wine garlic vinegar, and sea salt. In a large salad bowl, combine bread with tomatoes, green pepper, and onion. Pour vinaigrette over all and toss to coat. Refrigerate for one hour before serving. Stir occasionally to blend flavors. Just before serving, gently toss with fresh basil. Add cracked black pepper to taste.
* Serving suggestion: Italian Bread Salad is best eaten the day it is made.
If I can, I will eat this through my eyesπππ
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Let me know how it tastes. lol Blessings! π
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Looks amazing Gail.
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Appreciate your visit, Sue! Thanks very much. π
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Looks so appetizing!! Gotta try this!
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I pulled it together quite by accident. My garden was overflowing! π π π
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That’s a yummy accident π
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So true, Freda! lol π
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Such a beautiful photo! Live a good Panzanella;)
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Now that I’ve had it, def became one of my favorites. π
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Yummy! I swear I get hungry reading your food posts
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You have no idea how good that sounds! Thank you. π
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What an honor! πβ¨π
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This looks and sounds amazing! I think I will be trying this recipe tomorrow for dinner!
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Prepare to be amazed. We love it! ππ
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