Panzanella is a bread salad usually made from bread, tomatoes and olive oil. This time, I decided to add fresh mozzarella.
Ingredients for 1 serving (Anna suggested I start mentioning number of servings for my recipes)
1 tomato, cubed
5 basil leaves, torn
2 slices of Italian white bread, cubed
1 small ball of mozzarella, cubed
olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Directions
1. Heat a bit of olive oil in a pan and saute the pieces of bread until they turn slightly golden. You can completely ignore this step and add the bread without sauteing it first, but the bread then would turn super soggy in the salad...and who wants that?
2. Combine tomatoes, basil, mozzarella and sauteed bread. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
3. Serve immediately!
this look so so good! I'm going to make this tomorrow... I love these flavors so much :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! *hug*
It definitely does scream summer. This looks like something my mom would love, I'll have to make it for her. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this recipe! I actually had a similar dish at a bridal shower I went to recently. I thought it was such a great concept! They may have added balsamic vinegar as well.
ReplyDeleteYum! So easy and simple. I love using fresh ingredients! These look great!
ReplyDeleteSimple yes, but you can't go wrong with this list of ingredients :)... yummy!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous salad. It's simple but packed with flavor. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteYour panzanella looks gorgeous. It's a perfect salad in my opinion! I can't wait until there are good tomatoes at my local farmers market!
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing and healthy too! I would definitely sautee the bread if I tried this!
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I'll make that right now for my late lunch (it'll have to be with french bread today)! Sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteSimply fresh ingredients and lovely salivating pictures!
ReplyDeleteI love panzanella! I only ever made this myself once and then it went rather wrong. The recipe called for just regular bread, so no toasting or anything and as you said... it turned soggy... bleh... Yours looks and sounds fabulous though. Really have to remake it!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, heavenly!
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Wow! very colorful and pretty. This is very mouthwatering Olga...
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I just saw Ina Garten make panzanella on her show and now you...I think this is a sign from God. = D
ReplyDeleteThis just screams summer! It looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner last night and it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteAlterations I made:
I used mozzarella that was packed with Italian herbs and olive oil, so I didn't add any extra seasoning or olive oil to the salad.
I also added an avocado I had been needing to use.
I LOVED this recipe so much I'm going to make it at least once more this week. Probably tomorrow to bring for lunch. The toasted bread is pure genius!
i love this kind of recipe, something easy, classy, and very tasty indeed. you're one of the few "foodie" people who can really offer those kinds of recipes without making the amateur chef intimidated by the whole process. :-D
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