Panzanella

Panzanella is an Italian salad with bread, native to Tuscany. Another proof of how literally from nothing - stale crusts, pairs of tomatoes, olive oil and basil (as in Italy without it) - you can create a culinary masterpiece. Every self-respecting Tuscan hostess does panzanella in her own way, usually with tomatoes. Add also pepper, cucumbers, celery, onions and olives. Cut everything in random order and different proportions, generously seasoning with oil. We offer a more complicated recipe.

Pancanella salad - recipe

Ingredients:

• tomatoes - 1 kg;
• bread white - 1 loaf;
• Bulgarian sweet pepper - 3 pcs .;
• basil - 5 branches;
• capers - 1/2 st .;
• anchovies - 3 pcs .;
• olives - 15 pieces;
• olive oil - 2/3;
• vinegar wine - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• Chili powder ground - 1 pinch;
• salt sea - 1 pinch.

Preparation:

Bread must be necessarily yesterday, slightly stale, otherwise it will not be possible to gently cut it into equal slices. But to start with a loaf cut all the crusts. Then slices the bread tightly in one layer on the dish.

Tomatoes cut in half and rubbed on a large grater so that the peel is left in his hand. We throw it away. We pour into the tomatoes vinegar and oil, slightly salt. Add a pinch of hot pepper.

Bulgarian peppers bake in the oven until soft and hot for a few minutes, close in a plastic bag. There they are properly "sweated", and it will be quite easy to remove the top peel. Peppers are cleaned and cut along thin strips. We remove the stones from the olives. Anchovies for a couple of minutes soak in cold water, then clean and cut 2 small fishes, one - finely.

Bread is generously poured tomato sauce to properly soaked. You can sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle with olives and capers, lay out large slices of anchovies and bell peppers. Top with sprinkled with finely chopped anchovies and fresh basil leaves. Let's give this salad sandwich a couple of hours in the fridge, it will become even more delicious.

Do not forget to try another recipe of the famous Italian salad "Caprese" . Pleasant appetite!