Summer in Tuscany ... so many memories that come to my mind when our grandparents worked with the tractor in the vineyards.
They started early in the morning, to take a little of cool. The first breakfast was at 5 o'clock, but in the mornig they stop to work around 11 am. That was the time for the second breakfast with a nice salami or ham sandwich and a small glass of wine. The women returned home before the men to cook some lunch always had the fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, just picked from the garden.
They nevere throw away anything, so they always had some dry bread from the days before. The women used to put the bread in the water with some vinegar to make a fresh bread salad just adding some tomatoes. Panzanella is absolutly a classic of our tradition during the summer.
What we offer here is our gourmet version!
AuthorToscane DI GustoCategoryPasta and Soups, Tuscan Tradition RecipesDifficultyBeginner
Cut the bread into cubes, season with salt oil, pepper and basil. Then cook it in the oven for about 10 minutes.
Dice the tomatoes and cook them in the oven for 4/5 minutes at 180 ° C.
Cut the onion into strips and brown it in a pan with the oil and then sprinkle with water and wine.
Dice the cucumber and form a salad by adding the onion and tomatoes you prepared earlier.
With the blender make a seasoning emulsion with oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and basil.
Season the vegetable salad with plenty of sauce, adding the diced bread.
Serve the gourmet panzanella in jam jars.
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the bread into cubes, season with salt oil, pepper and basil. Then cook it in the oven for about 10 minutes.
Dice the tomatoes and cook them in the oven for 4/5 minutes at 180 ° C.
Cut the onion into strips and brown it in a pan with the oil and then sprinkle with water and wine.
Dice the cucumber and form a salad by adding the onion and tomatoes you prepared earlier.
With the blender make a seasoning emulsion with oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and basil.
Season the vegetable salad with plenty of sauce, adding the diced bread.
Serve the gourmet panzanella in jam jars.