Panzanella
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 500 grs stale Tuscan bread
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 8 basil leaves
- ½ onion
- 2 celery ribs
- salt
- extra virgin olive oil
- vinegar
Preparation:
Soak cut bread in a bowl of fresh water for 20 minutes. Rinse tomatoes, celery ribs and cucumber and cut them in medium-sized slices. Thinly slice onion. Drain and squeeze water out of bread and put it in a bowl. Add chopped vegetables and mix.
Rinse basil and roughly cut it with your hands. Season bread with abundant vinegar, oil and salt. Add basil and mix for a few minutes. Before serving, let rest in the fridge for at least half an hour.