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Heirloom Tomato Panzanella
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello  Episode: How I Catered my Own Wedding
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Simply Amazing
12/14/2006 at 05:25pm
User: Jill from Santa Barbara, CA    User Rating:
One of my favorite salads i've ever made! Did it with out the cheese and it still was amazing love the dressing and all the garlic in the bread.




Just About Perfect
12/02/2007 at 06:52pm
User: Charrie from El Cajon, CA    User Rating:
I really loved this idea and the flavors. However, the recipe calls for you to drain the liquid and I feel that the bread would have been better and less dry if it had something to soak up. Also,the recipe calls for the Arugula to be on top of the bread and tomato mixture, I watched people eat it and it was ackward to get on the fork. I think I will try the lettuce underneath next time and I will not drain off all of the juices from the tomato - but none-the-less, it was delicious.




Great! Best croutons ever
11/18/2007 at 09:02pm
User: Benjamin from Cambridge, MA    User Rating:
We made this with our crop of heirloom tomatoes. We used Kosmonaut Volkoff and Paul Robesons. It was fantastic. And I could just eat and eat those croutons.




Simply delicious
10/04/2005 at 08:33pm
User: KATIE from Winter Park, FL    User Rating:
Fabulous, simple and worth every minute of prep!




Best fresh tomato dish
10/03/2005 at 12:15pm
User: Brian from Quakertown, PA    User Rating:
This is the best fresh tomato dish I have ever made. I have made this numerous times for parties and get togethers. Everyone raves about it and asks for the recipe. SOmetime I cheat and don't skin and deseed the tomatoes. It is still just as good. I also sometimes add cooked bacon or roasted peppers.




Amazing tomato salad!
08/16/2006 at 09:18am
User: Jenn from Madison, WI    User Rating:
I made this recipe as written and my husband and I thought it was outstanding! The only thing I didn't do was garnish with the arugula (because I didn't have any), and it was still excellent. Such a great way to use all those summer tomatoes!




Great!!
08/05/2007 at 12:16pm
User: Ron from Davisburg, MI    User Rating:
I made this for a dinner party. I didn't use heirloom tomatoes but used just picked vine ripe red and yellow tomatoes. I used a ciabatta loaf for the croutons. It was so good, it got raves. I will make it often!




great way to do croutons
08/04/2006 at 03:18pm
User: Connie from Vancouver, WA    User Rating:
I haven't tried the salad part yet, tho it looks delicious, but it looked like a better way to do croutons. I tried it, and it imparts more flavor & doesn't have to bake as long as the way I was doing it. Next time, however, I will not trim the crusts as the recipe suggests. Takes too much time & IMO is not necessary. We like the crusts!




Simply the Best Panzanella...
08/01/2007 at 01:09pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
An all time favorite salad of mine, I recently visited family in Anchorage and we decided to have a "cook off" where everyone chose dishes to prepare and we rated everyone's dishes at the end of the meal. This salad won... :o) A simple and delicious salad, yet I love how you can be creative with the presentation of the dish (which was part of our rating in the cook off). I just love this salad - especially the way the croutons are prepared. The result is so flavorful and really adds to the salad's impact. I highly recommend!




Great Salad
06/29/2005 at 01:27pm
User: DERONDA from Milwaukee, WI    User Rating:
This is a fantastic, light summer salad. It's flavorfull and easy to make. The most time consuming part is peeling and seeding the tomatoes.




gourmet all the way
06/17/2006 at 02:20pm
User: betty from Honolulu, HI    User Rating:
so easy and so gourmet restaurant yummy.




Messed Up But Still GREAT!!!
06/16/2006 at 08:32am
User: Andrea from Atlanta, GA    User Rating:
I feel like I really messed this receipe up when I made it, but it came out soooooo delicious anyway! I don't own a scale, so I used five tomatoes from the vine and a small French loaf. I also forgot the tarragon and the olive oil and left the crusts on, but it was still very fresh and light.




Bursting with flavor
06/05/2005 at 10:02am
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
This recipe is fabulous. I made it for some friends and they have a 18 year old son who hates tomatoes. He loved this dish. It is fairly easy, if you make the croutons ahead of time.




Tasty, Delicious!
05/23/2005 at 03:56pm
User: JANICE from State College, PA    User Rating:
Michael's panzanella is out of this world, absolutely delicious. This dish has a tasty flavor that my whole family enjoyed. Congratulations on your well-deserved Emmy, Michael!




What's panzanella?
04/12/2005 at 03:40pm
User: JUDITH from Bohemia, NY    User Rating:
I didn't have any heirloom tomatoes, and I don't know what panzanella is, but I winged it with beefsteak tomatoes and Italian bread, and my family all love it just the same!




Great for the Summer
03/31/2005 at 08:26pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
This is refreshing flavorfull and all around yummy!




A lot of work...for an AVERAGE dish!
03/23/2005 at 12:01am
User: SHANNON from Long Beach, CA    User Rating:
I didn't find this to be a particularly good dish. It was time consuming and made little to no impact on my dinner guests. However, the tomatos I used were good but store bought rather than "vine" ripened. I may try this again at the hieght of tomato season. Who knows? The result could be much better.




Yummy!
03/11/2007 at 04:21pm
User: Jaime from spring valley, NY    User Rating:
What a fantastic recipe! I especially loved the croutons. I can't wait to make this again. By far, the best salad I've ever had! PS- I left the crust on the croutons to save time and it was delicious! I also used the leftover bread to make some garlic bread by putting butter on it, some garlic powder, and cooking it in the oven for 5 minutes. Delicious!