In hot Italy, Panzanella salad is eaten at noon to cool off

Panzanella is the Italian food of poor Italian peasants. History says that for a long time the poor could not afford to bake bread once a week, so added crackers to the food, so it became fuller. Salad with tomatoes and crackers has not stopped cooking in Tuscany since then. And those who have tried at least once this dish, nothing else can eat in the summer heat.



Dried bread and tomatoes are the main ingredients in the salad. The rest depends on the preference of the person who cooks the salad. Today I want to share with you the classic recipe of Panzanella. The simplest salad that saturates, refreshes and does not leave a feeling of heaviness. The salad should be left in the refrigerator for a few hours, so that it is infused and becomes even more delicious.



The ingredients

• 300g white bread
• 300g tomatoes
• 100g red pepper
• 100g yellow pepper
• 200g onions
• 1 bundle parsley
• 1 bundle of basil
• 3 teeth. Garlic
• 2 tbsp capers
• 6 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 125 ml of water
• 8 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• peppery

Preparation

1. Mix balsamic vinegar with water and throw bay leaf there.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, cool and pour a piece of stale white bread. Leave it for 20 minutes.
   
   
   
   
3. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water and peel off. Cut the tomatoes. Cut the pepper with cubes, onions with semi-rings, and cut the greens finely.
   
   
   
   
4. Pull the bread and slice it. Mix the bread with vegetables and capers in a deep bowl.
   
   
   
   
5. Make the sauce. Crush the garlic, mix it with olive oil. Add chopped parsley, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, salti and pepperchi.
6. Pour the sauce on the bread and stir the salad well. Put it in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
   
   
   
   

In the salad you can add any vegetables to your taste. You can add onions, cucumbers, olives, any greens, cheese. Now you know what you can do if you have a couple of vegetables at home and a piece of stale bread that is pathetic to throw away. Why throw it away when you can cook a bowl of Italian salad?