CORN BREAD PANZANELLA

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Provided by Frank Stitt

Categories     Salad     Herb     Olive     Tomato     Side     Bake     Roast     Vinegar     Cornmeal     Cucumber     Bell Pepper     Summer     Gourmet     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 25

For corn bread croutons
1/4 cup bacon fat (rendered from cooking 6 ounces bacon)
1 1/2 cups stone-ground yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 cup whole milk
3 scallions, minced
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted
For salad
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Sherry vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 tomatoes (3 pounds), halved crosswise, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 small red onion, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
1/2 cup Kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and halved
2 Kirby cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Steps:

  • Make corn bread croutons:
  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Heat bacon fat in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in middle of oven 5 minutes.
  • While fat heats, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together egg and milk in a small bowl, then add to dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.
  • Carefully remove hot skillet from oven and stir scallions into hot fat (they will sizzle). Stir fat with scallions and melted butter into batter until just combined, then pour batter into hot skillet. Bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 10 minutes. Turn corn bread out onto a rack and cool 15 minutes. (Leave oven on.)
  • Cut corn bread into 3/4-inch cubes and spread in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake in upper third of oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes, then cool in pan on a rack.
  • Make salad:
  • Roast red and yellow bell peppers on racks of gas burners over high heat, turning with tongs, until skins are blackened, 10 to 12 minutes (or broil peppers on a broiler pan about 5 inches from heat, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes). Transfer peppers to a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap, then let stand 20 minutes.
  • When cool enough to handle, peel peppers, discarding stems and seeds, and cut into 1-inch pieces.
  • Whisk together vinegars, kosher salt, and black pepper in a large bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking. Add tomatoes, onion, and olives to vinaigrette, tossing to coat, and marinate 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Add roasted peppers, cucumbers, basil, mint, parsley, and croutons to bowl and toss.

Umair Hunjra Hunjra
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This recipe is a great way to get your kids to eat cornbread.


Caral Falak
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This salad is a great way to use up summer produce.


Zohaib Shahbaz
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I love the contrast of the sweet cornbread with the tangy dressing.


Ramzan adlat
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This salad is a great make-ahead dish. It's even better the next day.


Vidya Pokhrel
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover cornbread. It's also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Data Data
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I'm always looking for new cornbread recipes and this one is a keeper. It's so moist and flavorful.


It’s Baconie
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This salad is a great way to sneak in some extra veggies.


Ammar Knouzy
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I made this salad for a picnic and it was a big hit. Everyone loved it!


ally mongwe
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This is a great summer salad. It's light, refreshing, and packed with flavor.


Jessica Lash
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Loved this salad! It's a great way to use up leftover cornbread.


Adnan Abbas
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This recipe was easy to follow and the results were delicious. I will definitely be making it again.


unknown playz
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I wasn't sure how I would like cornbread in a salad, but I was pleasantly surprised. The flavors and textures work really well together.


Yahi khan
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This salad is so refreshing and flavorful. I love the combination of sweet cornbread, juicy tomatoes, and tangy dressing.


MNasir Naseer
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I've made this recipe several times now and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The cornbread adds a nice sweetness and the dressing is light and flavorful.


Rama Houda
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This corn bread panzanella was a hit at my last potluck! Everyone loved the unique combination of flavors and textures.