Panzanella with The Works
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 229
- Total Fat
- 13
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 25
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 6
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 1
- Sodium
- 465
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
Ingredients
5 cups cubed day-old crusty bread, see cook's note
4 Roma or plum tomatoes, cubed
1 small red onion, chopped
1 Cubanelle pepper or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup pepperoncini or hot cherry peppers, chopped
2 roasted red peppers, drained, chopped
1 cup pitted olives, kalamata or Sicilian green or a combination
1 tin flat fillets of anchovies, drained and chopped
1 cup basil leaves, torn
1 lemon, juiced
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
Splash of liquid from bottled pepperoncini or hot cherry peppers
Coarse salt and black pepper
Directions
- Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and dress salad with lemon juice, red wine vinegar, evoo, and a splash of the hot pepper juice, then season with salt and pepper, to your taste.
Cook’s Note
Bread that is too dry or tough to cube can be soaked in water and squeezed dry, like a sponge, before cubing. I store left over or purchase day-old Tuscan style breads in plastic bags, which keep them moist enough to cube.