Hey folks! It’s Brian from A Thought For Food and I’m so happy that I was asked to play around with a BHG recipe!
When I was first approached about writing a post, I immediately knew what I wanted to make. Panzanella, the Italian bread and tomato salad, was something of a revelation for me when I learned of its existence only a few years ago. You see, for me a salad can never just be lettuce and chopped up carrots and cucumber. I need something substantial on my plate. Give me cheese or fish or eggs… or bread! Needless to say, when I first came upon the panzanella, I was elated.
The original BHG recipe is outstanding on its own, but I’m the kind of cook who likes to mess with tradition. Initially, my only modification to the recipe was to include some chopped kale, but when I tried it, I thought, “Eh, that’s okay, but it’s still missing something.” The night before was July 4th and we had a ton of leftover grilled corn in the fridge. I sprinkled a bit of that in and chopped up some roasted red peppers we had around. At this point, I knew that I had something special… a recipe that took the panzanella to the next level (not that it needed a whole lot else).
You can try out the original BHG panzanella recipe here. Leave it as is or add in some of these additional items. Totally up to you. You really can’t go wrong.
Brian Samuels is a Boston-based food photographer and writer and is the creator of the food blog A Thought For Food. He is also the co-creator and Editor-In-Chief of the cocktail blog, The Boys Club, which recently won the Saveur Food Blog Award for Best Cocktail Blog. Brian’s work has been featured on Saveur.com, The Wall Street Journal, Edible Boston and the Improper Bostonian. Follow Brian on Facebook and Twitter.
