Panzanella Bread Salad

Shake up your boring sandwich with this simple-to-make salad that kids can help prep. Instead of mixing the recipe in a bowl, toss ingredients in individual proportions directly in a zipped plastic bag. After everything is inside, seal the bag and shake, shake, shake! The baggie can be placed directly in a lunchbox and conveniently whisked off to school.

Cricket Azima author of Everybody Eats Lunch

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Vegetables

Lunch

Easy

Ingredients

1/2 medium loaf country bread		1 red pepper
1 pound fresh mozzarella		1 red onion, optional
4 small tomatoes		1 cup fresh basil
4 stalks celery		Olive oil, to taste
1 cucumber		Balsamic vinegar, to taste
1 green pepper		Salt and pepper, to taste

directions

Prep: 15 min Total: 15 min (Quick)

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1
Tear (or cut) the bread into large cubes and place in a large mixing bowl.
2
Dice the mozzarella, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, peppers and onion. Add them to the bowl of bread.
3
Tear the basil into small pieces and add to the bowl.
4
Add the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to the bowl, a little at a time, until the desired taste is achieved. Mix the dressing into the bread salad well and eat.

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