Panzanella Toscana
By: Massimo Brogi
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 4:17am

Ingredients




400 grams Tuscan-style bread, sliced
4 tomatoes, diced
2 red onions or 4 spring onions, sliced thinly
1 cucumber, finely sliced
10 inches basil leaves, ripped  half
2 tablespoons red vinegar
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
2 pinches of salt
2 pinches of pepper

Preparation

1 Soak the bread in cold water for a few minutes. Then squeeze out as much water as you can, 2 Crumble the bread in a big bowl, add all the vegetables and basil leaves and mix well. Add half 3 The olive oil, salt and pepper and mix again. Allow to stand in the fridge for an hour or more. 4 Add the vinegar and remaining extra virgin olive oil and mix again. Serve, garnishing with basil 5 Leaves.

About


Panzanella is a tipical Farmer's dish from Tuscany made from the left over of unsaltet Tuscan Bread