Panzanella, or “bread salad,” is an Italian classic. Buy a firm-textured bread so the pieces don’t become soggy.
Panzanella
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 4 cups 1-inch pieces day-old Italian or other firm-textured bread
- 2 medium tomatoes, cut into bite-size pieces (2 cups)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin or regular olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1In large glass or plastic bowl, mix bread, tomatoes, garlic, bell pepper, basil and parsley.
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Step2In tightly covered container, shake remaining ingredients. Pour over bread mixture; toss gently until bread is evenly coated.
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Step3Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour until bread is softened and flavors are blended but no longer than 8 hours. Toss before serving.
Nutrition
190
Calories
13g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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