I may physically be in Los Angeles but mentally I’m at a cliff side restaurant in Italy devouring a panzanella salad. Who’s with me?

I was so generously gifted gluten free breads from Kim & Jake’s and so naturally, because it’s summer, I made a panzanella salad. I gotta say, I always used to think gluten free bread tasted like cardboard but this peasant bread is so flavorful you won’t miss the gluten. They were also selected as the best gluten free bakery by Food & Wine. Check them out at kimandjakes.com and get 25% off your order by using the code KJGF25!

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Gluten Free Panzanella Salad

Yield: 2

Author: Yasmine Wahab

Prep time: 25 MCook time: 10 MTotal time: 35 M

Ingredients:

FOR THE SALAD:

3 large tomatoes on the vine, cut 1” cubes
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
8 large basil leaves, torn
1 cup vinaigrette
2 cups croutons

FOR THE GLUTEN FREE CROUTONS:

1/2 Kim & Jake's peasant bread, cubed
1/4 cup olive oil
Kosher Salt

FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:

2 large tomatoes on the vine, grated
2 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 shallot, diced
2 garlic cloves
6-8 large basil leaves
1 tbsp olive oil
Kosher salt

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400F. Slice the bread into cubes and place on a baking sheet. Pour olive oil over the bread and generously sprinkle with kosher salt. Toss it together so everything combines then place in the oven for 10 minutes. Watch closely so it does not burn. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Meanwhile, prepare the vinaigrette. Cut 2 tomatoes in half and grate the cut side on a large hole box grater and discard the skin. Place the grated tomatoes and the juice food processor and add diced shallots, 2 garlic cloves, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, olive oil, basil leaves and salt. Blend until amplified. Taste and add more salt if needed.
Chop up the tomatoes into 1” cubes and place in a large bowl along with red onion and torn basil leaves. Add the croutons and 1/2 cup of vinaigrette. Toss together and allow to marinate for about 15 minutes. Pour the other 1/2 cup of vinaigrette before you are ready to serve.