TBL Panzanella

Name: TBL Panzanella
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp chiffonade basil; 1 Tbsp chiffonade basil; 6 slices bacon, cooked, chopped, drippings reserved; 946 grams French bread cut into 1-inch cubes and dried overnight; 298 grams halved grape tomatoes; 298 grams halved yellow pear tomatoes or roughly chopped heirloom tomatoes; 1 Tbsp chiffonade mint; 2 Tbsps oil, for searing; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 0 teaspoons pepper; 60 milliliters red wine vinegar; 94 grams chopped romaine lettuce; 0 teaspoons salt

If you have about 35 minutes to spend in the kitchen, TBL Panzanella might be a great dairy free recipe to try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 593 calories, 21g of protein, and 19g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as an affordable side dish. If you have olive oil, chiffonade mint, bread, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Toss bread cubes in the bacon drippings. Sear the halved grape tomatoes in 2 tablespoons of oil, cut side down, until caramelized about 5 minutes, set aside.

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Bacon Drippings

Grape Tomato

Bread Cubes

Cooking Oil

Combine red wine vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl, slowly whisk in olive oil in a thin stream until emulsified.

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Red Wine Vinegar

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

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Whisk

Bowl

Combine all tomatoes, bread, bacon, and lettuce and dress with vinaigrette, toss well, garnish with mint and basil and serve.

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Vinaigrette

Tomato

Lettuce

Bacon

Basil

Bread

Mint

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Whisk

Bowl

Ingredients

Servings:

1Tbsp

chiffonade basil 1Tbsp

chiffonade basil 6slices

bacon, cooked, chopped, drippings reserved 946grams

French bread cut into 1-inch cubes and dried overnight 298grams

halved grape tomatoes 298grams

halved yellow pear tomatoes or roughly chopped heirloom tomatoes 1Tbsp

chiffonade mint 2Tbsps

oil, for searing 3Tbsps

olive oil 0teaspoons

pepper 60milliliters

red wine vinegar 94grams

chopped romaine lettuce 0teaspoons

salt

Recommended wine: Chianti, Verdicchio, Trebbiano

Panzanella works really well with Chianti, Verdicchio, and Trebbiano. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Il Molino di Grace Chianti Classico Riserva. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 40 dollars.

Il Molino di Grace Chianti Classico Riserva

Very complex and spicy bouquet recalling red fruit, cherry jam, white pepper; abundant earthiness confirmed on the full, rich, silky and persistent palate.