Greek Panzanella Salad

My mom and I made this tasty bread salad from House Beautiful’s Ask the Barefoot Contessa column last night.  (The recipe itself is not on House Beautiful’s website yet.)

Review = Yum.  I love bread salad, specifically, all the different textures and how the flavors soak into the bread.  This Greek version had a nice balance of crunch (cucumbers and bread), sweet (tomatoes, bell peppers), salty (olives), and tangy (onions, dressing).  Also it assuaged my guilt for not finishing really good Ciabatta from Bread and Cie.

Even with the simplest of recipes I often mess something up and this was no exception.  Read the rest of this entry »