By now, your baguette is more tough and chewy and in need of a saw rather than a bread knife, but all is still not lost. You can make this simple bread salad (also known as Panzanella even though it's not that fancy) that requires a few integral ingredients and a lot of imagination. Serve this on a patio with a bottle of rose and you've never had a better meal in the summertime...
Take a handful of FRESH BASIL, roll it into a cigar and chop it crosswise. Quarter some very juicy ROMA or CHERRY TOMATOES and toss into a bowl with the basil. Crush a clove of GARLIC, slice some KALAMATA OLIVES, cube most of the remaining baguette and throw these into the bowl. Add OLIVE OIL and BALSAMIC VINEGAR and SEA SALT and PEPPER to taste. Mix all ingredients and let set for a few minutes so the juices can soak into the bread. Divide equally among bowls and don't regret not buying more olives or basil or tomatoes or bread. Sip some wine. Enjoy the salad and make some more tomorrow - the bread will still be dry and ready for tomato juices and olive oil and vinegar.
More variations - a more common variation of this salad adds evildoers, (I mean, onions) and fresh mozzarella cheese. I tried the salad with the cheese, and even though I'm a huge cheese fan, I thought it stole some thunder from the main show - the bread, tomatoes, basil and olives.
Take a handful of FRESH BASIL, roll it into a cigar and chop it crosswise. Quarter some very juicy ROMA or CHERRY TOMATOES and toss into a bowl with the basil. Crush a clove of GARLIC, slice some KALAMATA OLIVES, cube most of the remaining baguette and throw these into the bowl. Add OLIVE OIL and BALSAMIC VINEGAR and SEA SALT and PEPPER to taste. Mix all ingredients and let set for a few minutes so the juices can soak into the bread. Divide equally among bowls and don't regret not buying more olives or basil or tomatoes or bread. Sip some wine. Enjoy the salad and make some more tomorrow - the bread will still be dry and ready for tomato juices and olive oil and vinegar.
More variations - a more common variation of this salad adds evildoers, (I mean, onions) and fresh mozzarella cheese. I tried the salad with the cheese, and even though I'm a huge cheese fan, I thought it stole some thunder from the main show - the bread, tomatoes, basil and olives.
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