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panzanella salad - inspired by Polpo

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panzanella caprese salad with basil
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes
Total Time:35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups roughly chopped tomatoes mixed, room temperature
  • 1 small red onion thinly sliced
  • 4 slices of stale bread from about 8 - 10cm of a loaf
  • small handful basil leaves
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt flakes
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • red wine vinegar

Instructions

  • Pre - heat your oven to 180C / 350F. Break the bread into small chunks of about 2cm square.Toss the bread in a bowl with a generous drizzle of olive oil, and rub the oil into the bread. Spread the bread out onto a baking tray and bake until it turns golden and crisp (about 10 - 15 minutes).
  • Finely slice the red onions, sprinkle with a little sea salt and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
  • Add your chopped up tomatoes to the onions, add a good glug of olive oil and red wine vinegar and toss.Add the torn basil.
  • Finally add the bread, toss it all together, allow it to stand for a short while to soak up all the juices, then serve.