Tuscan Panzanella with Tomatoes, Cucumber and Basil
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — J. Kenji López-Alt, Classic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad).
A classic panzanella salad (tuscan-style tomato and bread salad) recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Bake. Put chopped tomatoes in one colander set over a bowl plus season using 2 teaspoons (8g) kosher salt. Toss in order to coat. Keep to one side at room temperature to tip off the liquid, tossing now and then. Tip off the liquid for a minimum of 15 minutes. Heat oven to 175°C (180°C) and adjust rack to center position while that is happening. Toss bread cubes using 2 tablespoons (30ml) olive oil in a big bowl. Move to a rimmed baking tray. Bake around 15 minutes, till crisp and firm but not browned. Take out from oven and leave till it is cold. Take out colander with tomatoes from bowl with tomato juice. Put colander with tomatoes in sink. Tip in shallot, garlic, mustard, and vinegar to bowl using tomato juice. Beating the whole time, drizzle in leftover 1/2 cup (120ml) olive oil. Season dressing till it tastes right with salt and pepper. Mix toasted bread, tomatoes, and dressing in a big bowl. Add basil leaves. Toss everything to coat and add salt and pepper till it tastes right. Leave to rest 30 minutes before serving, tossing now and then till the dressing is absorbed by the bread.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Low sugars: 3.7 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 232 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- baking tin or tray
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 413 kcal |
| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 36.7 g |
| of which sugars | 8.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 27.3 g |
| of which saturates | 3.9 g |
| Fibre | 4 g |
| Salt | 2.03 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.7 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
