Long Hard Day Series- Part II:- Panzanella

Just the other day PeeVee suggested a Long Hard Day series and the first thing that came to mind was this. Panzanella.. it is Italian, exotic sounding and super ridiculously simple. Just love saying I had a Panzanella for dinner, sounds like I slaved over a store for hours and hours, when actually you dont need a stove at all.

The recipe given below is just a suggestion, when you decide to make this one, open your fridge, pull out and chop up whatever you fancy and throw it in.

What you need:-

• Stale bread- broken up into chunks (how much ever you feel like eating)
• 1 small onion chopped into half moons
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 200 g of tomatoes, chopped
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• a large bunch of basil/ parsley/corriander

How:

• Put the chopped onions into a large salad bowl and pour in the balsamic vinegar and leave it to steep while you do the rest
• You can toast the bread in a 200 deg C oven for 5 mins if you want. I usually dont bother with that.
• Chop the garlic finely and put it into the onions and vinegar. Throw in the chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper as required.
• At this stage you can also throw in some olives, boiled corn, grated cheese, anything that your heart desires.
• Give it all a good mix and then toss the bread in and drizzle over the olive oil. Tear up the basil/parsley/corriander, give it a good mix.
• Let the whole thing rest for a few minutes while you get yourself a drink.
• Sit down and enjoy a lovely meal with zero effort!!

Picture from http://www.kitchenist.com/