Is the bread supposed to be soggy when the salad is served? Samantha
Demidavicius made this at the Calgary Cook-In in 2001 and it was
wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I'm thinking I'll bring it to a
meeting on Monday night.
The bread I'm intending to use has a dense crumb.
Panzanella **Bread Salad with Tomatoes, Onions, and Olives
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Recipe By: Charlotte Blackmer, r.f.c. 7-5-1998
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
2/3 cup olive oil (extra-virgin recommended)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cups day-old Italian or country bread in 1" cubes
2 cups tomatoes (chopped or cherry) (2 to 2 1/2)
1 small red onion (diced)
3 Tablespoons Italian parsley (minced)
1/2 cup kalamata olives pitted and sliced
Salad greens for serving
(note from CLB: *I tend to use more mustard and more olives because I
like them a lot - I rarely bother to pit and slice the olives)
Make the dressing by combining the mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and
garlic in a bowl. *Whisk the olive oil in. *Add salt and pepper; *add
a little more mustard or vinegar if you want it a little sharper.
Put the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl and pour the dressing over
them. *Toss to coat evenly. *Let sit for 30 minutes or so.
(Note from CLB: if you are using diced tomatoes, you might want to
keep back a couple of tablespoons of the dressing and add the tomatoes
shortly after you add the salad dressing to the bread bits. *They exude
delicious juice and moisten the bread.)
To serve, add the tomatoes, onions, olives, and parsley to the bread
cubes. Serves 4 (doubles and triples nicely) and toss. *Serve on salad
greens.
Variation: *Roasted red bell peppers, diced.
Variation: *Fry four slices of bacon. *Use 2 Tablespoons bacon fat and
enough olive oil to make 2/3 cup. *Crumble the bacon in the salad.
Source: Charlotte Blackmer, r.f.c. post 7-5-1998 who got it from
Michele Anna Jordan, Kitchen Garden magazine
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