Tomato and Avocado Panzanella
Recipe
Colourful bread salad with fresh chopped tomato, sliced avocado and red onion.
Serves: 5 people | Prep time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 5 minutes
Italian | Main | Dairy Free
Ingredients
- 1 x 220g pack Mixed Baby Plum Tomatoes
- 1 x 225g pack Vine Tomatoes
- 1 x pack 2 Ripe Avocadoes
- 175g left over Ciabatta or Sourdough Bread
- 1 x Red Onion
- 3 x cloves Garlic
- 125ml Olive Oil
- 1 x Lemon
- 1x tsp Paprika
- 1 x 50g tin Anchovies
- Fresh Basil Leaves
- Black Pepper
Method
- Chop the bread into small chunks.
- Peel and mince the garlic.
- Pour 100ml olive oil and garlic into a large frying pan.
- Add the bread and fry until crisp.
- Drain the anchovies and chop, finely. Mix them into the pan and season with black pepper.
- Fry on medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the hob and allow to cool.
- Chop the plum tomatoes in half and cut the vine tomatoes into quarters lengthways.
- Peel and slice the red onion.
- Cut the avocadoes in half, remove the stone, scoop out the flesh and chop.
- Toss the chopped avocado, red onion and tomatoes in lemon juice and paprika in a large bowl.
- Add all the ingredients together and drizzle over the remaining oil.
- Toss the salad gently.
- Sprinkle over some torn basil leaves and serve.