Bread and Tomato Salad

Name: Bread and Tomato Salad (Panzanella o Fresella)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 slices fresella or hard-baked granary bread; 8 slices fresella or hard-baked granary bread; 8 small ripe tomatoes; 4 generous pinches of dried oregano; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped (optional); 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; salt to taste

Panzanella o Fresella

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘This is a typical summer dish from the region of Campania, combining a salad and a snack. The bread content is a twice-baked granary bread called “fresella”, which has a delicate toasty taste. The genuine product can be found in good Italian delicatessens, or you can make it yourself at home.’

Ingredients

8 slices fresella or hard-baked granary bread
8 small ripe tomatoes
4 generous

Europe
Italy
Snack
Vegan
Summer

Method

To make your own fresella, cut thick slices of granary bread about 4cm (1!4 in) thick, and bake in a preheated oven at about 160°C/325°F/Gas 3 for 15-20 minutes. They must not burn, just become crisp and completely dry. Allow to cool