The classic Italian bread salad known as panzanella hinges on two things: really good bread and really ripe tomatoes. Recipe information Ingredients ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 1 lb. tomatoes (about 2 large or 1½ pints smaller varieties), trimmed and sliced or cut into wedges ¾ cup sliced unwaxed cucumber […]
Caprese salad (a.k.a. Insalata Caprese or “salad from Capri”) is a classic, crowd-pleasing appetizer, side dish, or light lunch that’s as refreshing as it is easy to prepare. The recipe originated in the 1950s at the Trattoria da Vincenzo for lunchtime regulars they’d simply order a ripe tomato picked off the vine, which would be […]