Panzanella
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 small sourdough boule, cut into 1" cubes (6 cups)
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3 lg ripe tomatoes, cut into 1" cubes
- 1 seedless cucember, halved and sliced 1/2" thick
- 1 yellow pepper, lg dice
- 1/2 red onion, cut in 1/2 and thinly sliced
- 1 cup chopped basil leaves
- For the dressing:
- 1 cup basil
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 tsp lemon zest
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- salt & pepper
- Put the oil on very low heat, add the smashed garlic cloves and simmer until turning color. Remove the garlic. Heat the oil and add the bread and salt; cook over low to medium heat, tossing frequently for 10 minutres or until nicely browned. Add more oil as needed.
- For the dressing, put the basil and olive oil in a blender and blend until basil is very fine. Push through a fine meshed sieve with a rubber spatula, pushing through all of the oil. Whisk in lemon zest, lemon juice and salt & pepper (not too much salt).
- Put the onion in a bowl of ice water for at least 30 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix the cucumber, yellow pepper, basil and red onion and chill.
- 30 minutes before serving add the tomatoes, bread cubes and dressing and toss. When time to serve test for salt & pepper.
olive oil, garlic, sourdough boule, kosher salt, tomatoes, cucember, yellow pepper, red onion, basil, basil, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/panzanella-50152908 (may not work)