Bread in salads. It’s an idea that can take some time to embrace. I mean, there are croutons, sure. But croutons are hard and crunchy — soggy doesn’t happen with croutons. “Soggy,” however, might be one of the first words that that comes to mind when introduced to the phrase “bread salad.”
For me, once I discovered panzanella, an Italian bread salad, there was no going back. Toasted cubes of bread tossed with veggies and a vinaigrette — with just enough crunch to satisfy and just enough give to soak up some delicious dressing? Not to be all melodramatic, but the first bite is a bit of a transcendent experience.
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