Salad · Tuscany
Panzanella
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Panzanella is a Tuscan bread salad of soaked stale bread, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, basil, oil and vinegar.
Dry bread is moistened, squeezed and tossed with the vegetables.
Best with peak-summer tomatoes.
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- Tuscany
- Course
- Salad
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