Ingredients: Tuscan bread, hard ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, basil, Tuscan extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, vinegar, water.

Preparation:

1. Slice the bread.
2. Put the bread slices in a bowl and cover them well with water. Let them rest for about 30 minutes.
3. Clean the read onions and peel the cucumbers.
4. Slice the onions thinly, slice the cucumbers, chop the tomatoes.
5. Crumble the doused bread; if it’s too wet, squeeze to remove excess water. Finally, put the bread in a big bowl.
6. Add the sliced onions and cucumbers, the chopped tomatoes and the thinly sliced basil.
7. Put the bowl in fridge for about an hour.
8. Remove the bowl from the fridge and season with oil, vinegar, salt and a pinch of pepper.
9. The Panzanella is now ready to be served. Remember that it’s better to season the Panzanella immediately before serving, in order to prevent tomatoes from falling apart.