A simple bread salad - Panzanella

Feb 10, 2010

Panzanella is a wonderful bread salad that I make every time I have some left over bread. I had plenty of garlic bread that I made the night before and I couldn't just throw it away or eat by itself which I probably could but I needed some veggies with it. The butter, garlic, and herbs really made my salad delicious with  just tomatoes, cucumbers, and fresh herbs dressed in a simple balsamic vinaigrette. You can pretty much add whatever you like just like any green salad but I simply like it this way.

Ingredients:
5 cups of bread or garlic bread, cubed

1 cup of cucumber, seeded and chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
12 basil leaves, torned
1 tb of parsley, chopped
1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs of balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste