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Panzanella from barefoot contessa

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Salad invented by Italians to use up leftover bread, but it's yummy with warm croutons soaking up the vinaigrette.

"I used home made sour dough bread for the bread cubes; salad was great" - deeder5

Yield: 12 Ready in 30 minutes

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Bread

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12
3 tablespoonsolive oil
1 smallfrench bread or boule; cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoonkosher salt
2 largeripe tomatoes; cut into 1-inch cubes
1 inch; thick
1 red bell pepper; seeded & cut into 1-inch cubes
1 inch; cubes
1/2 red onion; cut in half & thinly sliced
20 largebasil leaves; coarsely chopped
3 tablespoonscapers; drained
Vinagrette:
1 teaspoongarlic; finely minced
1/2 teaspoondijon mustard
3 tablespoonschampagne (or red) vinegar
1/2 cupgood olive oil
1/2 teaspoonkosher salt
1/4 teaspoonBlack Pepper; freshly ground

Panzanella from barefoot contessa Preparation

Heat oil in a large saute 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 together the ingredients.

In a large bowl,mix tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, red onion, basil, and capers. Add the bread cubes and toss with the vinaigrette. Season with salt 7 pepper. Serve, or allow the salad to sit for about half an hour for the flavours to blend.

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Calories Per Serving: 248
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Panzanella from barefoot contessa Reviews

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I used home made sour dough bread for the bread cubes; salad was great
3 years, 1 months, 22 hours, 21 minutes ago
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3 years, 11 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 1 hours, 45 minutes ago

Tags

  1. vinegar
  2. capers
  3. Garlic
  4. starter
  5. salad
  6. lunch
  7. Bread
  8. Italian

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