Panzanella - Italian Bread Salad

Panzanella - Italian Bread Salad

date 2026 August 11

Ingredients

  • 100 g wholemeal spelt bread, wholemeal spelt toast … from the day before (not sourdough bread)
  • ½ cucumber
  • fresh basil
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes
  • a handful of rocket
  • olives

Preparation

Coarsely crush the fennel seeds. Cut the bread into 2 x 2 cm cubes and toast them with the fennel in a frying pan without any fat until crispy. Mix together the ingredients for the marinade (excluding the oil). Place the crispy bread cubes in a large bowl and pour the marinade over them.

Leave to stand for 15 minutes. Cut the tomatoes and cucumber into 1-centimetre pieces. Add the vegetables, olive oil, rocket and basil leaves to the bread cubes and mix everything together gently. Season to taste with salt, pepper and, if desired, a little vinegar.

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