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Panzanella

Panzanella is a recipe from the Tuscany region of Italy, originally a tomato and stale bread salad, but here's a fancier version.

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Last modified on: October 16^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 300 g cherry tomatoes
2 3 slices bread
3 3 tablespoons olive oil
4 1 shallot
5 parsley
6 4 tablespoons lemon
7 4 tablespoons olive oil
8 fine (or table) salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 640 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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28 min.	28 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Wash and dry 300 g cherry tomatoes, cut them in 2, and reserve.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut 3 slices bread into small pieces.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

In a small skillet over high heat, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil and when hot add the bread.

Toast the croutons to your liking, then remove from heat.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour the croutons into a bowl, then pour over the tomatoes that you will have sprinkled with fine salt just before.

Do not mix immediately, let the juice of the tomatoes, salted, go down on the croutons.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Coarsely chop the parsley.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Pour shallot and parsley on the tomatoes, do not mix.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

In a bowl, add 4 tablespoons lemon and 4 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper, and mix with a fork.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Pour this mixture into the bowl, mix well, your panzanella is ready.

Remarks

Instead of a shallot in step 5, you can use a red onion.

Do not hesitate to use stale bread to make the croutons, it is completely in the spirit of the recipe, even if they are a little dry, they will be softened by the tomato juice.

Keeping

To be enjoyed during the day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,067 Kcal or 4,467 Kj	16 gr	119 gr	107 gr
53 %	6 %	11 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
167 Kcal or 699 Kj	2 gr	19 gr	17 gr
8 %	1 %	2 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
267 Kcal or 1,118 Kj	4 gr	30 gr	27 gr
13 %	2 %	3 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.27 €
Per person : 0.57 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cherry tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bruschetta and mozzarella, Green beans with tomato cream sauce, Pasta with cherry tomatoes, olives and feta cheese, Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, ... All
	Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Roast cabbage with lemon, Raspberry sorbet, Windfall apple jelly, Cretan-style salmon , ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Greek style sandwiches, Bruschetta and mozzarella, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, French onion soup, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French dressing (vinaigrette), Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Home-made chilli oil, Simple mushroom salad with thyme and lemon, 3 ways, Penne with purple artichokes, ... All

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