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Ingredients

  • Serve 4-6
  • 120gm stale bread. (Panne Maggia Sourdough from Beano’s Bakery)
  • Extra virgin olive oil (Dunford Grove)
  • 1 red onion
  • Salt and pepper
  • Approx 20 tomatoes of various varieties works well (Kakanui Produce, sweet medley cocktail)
  • Red wine vinegar (generous slug)
  • I large handful fresh basil

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PANZANELLA (Summer Peasant Salad)

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Method

  • Preheat oven to 140 degrees celsius
  • Tear bread into 2cm pieces
  • Massage olive oil into the bread and place on a baking tray into the oven and bake until golden, but not too crispy (about 10mins)
  • Slice red onion thinly
  • Cut tomatoes into bite sized wedges and place in a large bowl with the onions
  • Drizzle with good quality extra virgin olive oil and a generous slug of red wine vinegar
  • Season with black pepper and salt
  • Tear up basil and scatter over
  • Add bread and mix the salad
  • Leave for 10 mins and serve