| Serves | 6 |
| Total Time | 1½ hours |
Panzanella, the classic Mediterranean tomato-bread salad, is a great way to play up tomatoes at their peak and use up tired bread, too. Plus, it feeds a crowd.
You can stretch and embellish it by adding any number of ingredients, including drained chickpeas, chopped cooked green beans, Kalamata olives, diced cucumber, or chopped roasted peppers, but at heart, the recipe relies on good bread and ripe tomatoes.
Panzanella can be heavy on the oil. Here, the dressing features the collected juice of chopped tomatoes, keeping it light and bright.
| 2 | garlic cloves, smashed | |
| 3 | large ripe tomatoes, diced | |
| 2 | Tbsp. olive oil | |
| ½ | tsp. ground cumin | |
| ½ | tsp. ground coriander | |
| ¼ | tsp. red-pepper flakes | |
| 1 | Tbsp. balsamic or rice vinegar | |
| 6 | cups cubes of day-old rustic whole-grain bread (about half a large loaf), crust left on | |
| 2 | cups chopped fresh herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, mint, basil, dill, arugula, or any combination thereof) |
This recipe doubles easily, and is sturdy enough to handle sitting around for a while at a picnic or buffet.
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