Festive cocktails
Toast the festive season with our Christmas cocktail ideas, including sloe gin fizz and spiced negronis
Panzanella
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + marinating
- A little effort
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 small cucumber, roughly chopped
- 1 large red onion, roughly chopped
- 3 very ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 small loaf country-style bread, cut into large cubes
- 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained
- 1-2 tsp (to taste) sugar
- 12 basil leaves, roughly crushed
Method
- STEP 1
Put the cucumber, red onion and tomatoes in a large bowl and add the bread. Mix well with your hands and season with salt and pepper.
- STEP 2
Whisk the olive oil, red wine vinegar, capers, sugar and some salt and pepper together and add to the bowl with the basil. Give it a good stir, then cover and leave in the fridge overnight for the flavours to mellow. The bread should feel moist but not soggy.
