# Peach & Cherry Panzanella Salad

This is a delightful panzanella salad featuring juicy peaches, sweet cherries, and crispy garlicky bread, perfect for using up stale bread.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 baguette
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 cubed peach
- 1 cup cherries
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 small shallot
- Salt
- garlic powder
- Parmesan cheese
- Stracciatella
- chili flakes
- basil
- Tomato juice
- minced toasted garlic
- 1 tbsp minced shallot
- 0.5 tsp Dijon
- 0.25 cup champagne vinegar
- 1 tbsp balsamic
- 0.5 cup olive oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp pepper

## Instructions

1. Halve cherry tomatoes and salt them, then place them in a strainer over a bowl to collect their juices for the dressing.
2. Chop the baguette into bite-sized pieces.
3. Heat olive oil in a pan with a garlic clove until golden, then remove the garlic.
4. Add bread chunks to the pan and toast until crispy, adding more oil if needed.
5. Season the toasted bread with salt, garlic powder, and Parmesan cheese.
6. Cube the peach, pit and halve cherries, and thinly slice the shallot.
7. Make the dressing by combining the collected tomato juice, minced toasted garlic, minced shallot, Dijon mustard, champagne vinegar, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
8. Combine the toasted bread, tomatoes, peaches, cherries, and sliced shallots in a large wooden bowl.
9. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
10. Let the salad sit for 5-10 minutes.
11. Garnish with stracciatella, chili flakes, and fresh basil.

## Equipment

- strainer
- bowl
- pan
- chopping board
- knife
- measuring cup
- food processor
- wooden serving bowl

## Tips

- If you cut your bread into larger chunks, it stays good much longer.
- The salad was good three hours later.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19Z82cBe6J/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98e0f1dc-9382-4f17-a16b-0b4575c38931
- Extracted: 2025-07-16

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