Friday, December 05, 2008

Panzanella

Ingredients

White bread cut into ½ inch pieces 6 to 7

Salt to taste

Tomatoes deseeded and cut into ½ inch 5 nos

Onion 1

Cucumber cut into ½ inch pieces 1 no

Fresh basil leaves, chopped 1 bunch

For the dressing

Salad oil ¼ cup

Vinegar 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Black pepper powder ½ tsp

Mixed dried herbs ½ tsp

Mustard paste ½ tsp

Method

Add a pinch of salt to two cups of water, dip the bread pieces in this and remove. Press the bread to squeeze out the water. In a salad bowl, mix together the bread tomatoes onion cucumber and the fresh basil. Chill in the refrigerator for half an hour. To make the dressing mix together the salad oil vinegar salt pepper powder dried herbs and mustard paste. Just before serving remove the salad bowl from the refrigerator add the dressing to the salad and mix thoroughly. Served Chilled.


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