Reduce food waste by soaking old bread to soften it and combining it with vegetables and dressing to make a tasty salad.
Method
- Soak the stale bread in a bowl with 1/2 mug of cold water.
- Thinly slice the onion.
- Chop the tomatoes into small chunks.
- Slice the cucumber thinly.
- Taking the bread out of the bowl with your hand squeeze well to remove all the water and crumble into another bowl.
- Add the fish (if using), onion, tomatoes, cucumber and herbs.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of vinegar (you can use the oil set aside from the fish tin).
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Leave the panzanella for half an hour before serving (or overnight in the fridge if you want to eat it for packed lunch the next day).
Ingredients
300g stale bread (a couple days old – dry but not mouldy)
160g tinned fish (any type). Drain the fish – if its in oil keep the oil to one side.
1 onion
2 tomatoes (medium size)
1/2 cucumber
1 teaspoon mixed herbs
1 tablespoon oil (only if the fish is in water or brine)
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Chefs tip: Fresh herbs like basil or parsley can be used instead of dry if you have them.
Nutrition tip: Tinned tuna is a great source of high-quality protein. Including a palm sized amount of protein in each meal helps keep us fuller for longer. Try this recipe with any tinned fish, tuna, mackerel, sardines or salmon. These tinned fish are high in omega 3 fats which are good for your brain and heart.
