Name: Italian bread and tomato salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 200g ciabatta bread; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 bunch spring onions; 1 cucumber; 350g cherry tomatoes; 150g mozzarella; 100g green olives; 100g black olives; 1 handful of basil

Italian bread and tomato salad

19 Aug 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

The classic Tuscan Panzanella is made with stale bread, tomatoes, basil and onions served with olive oil & vinegar dressing. It's also popular in other parts of Italy where they add ingredients such as capers, roasted peppers, mozzarella, anchovies, tuna and so on. This Italian bread & tomato salad is a simple, vegetarian version, using toasted ciabatta. It can be made in just 10 minutes.

Ingredients

200g ciabatta bread
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 bunch spring onions
1 cucumber
350g cherry tomatoes
150g mozzarella
100g green olives
100g black olives
1 handful of basil

Instructions

Tear the bread into bite-sized pieces. Place them on a baking tray, sprinkle with half of the oil and grill them until golden brown.
Transfer the croutons to a large serving dish.
Wash the vegetables. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, then slice half a cm thick.
Halve the tomatoes and slice the spring onions.
Add the vegetables to the croutons. Toss well.
Tear the mozzarella into bite-sized pieces and add to salad. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the remaining oil, lemon juice and the basil leaves. Toss and serve.

Tips

You can make this salad with stale bread too if you like!

https://cooktogether.com/recipe-items/italian-bread-and-tomato-salad/

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