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Prep
Difficulty
Easy
Time
Estimate
45 mins
Start the Zucchini & Tomato Bread Salad, but wait to add the bread cubes until the last minute. Blend the pesto. Prepare and grill the salmon. Toss the salad. Serve altogether.
Make this dairy-free by skipping the parmesan in the pesto or skip the nuts to make it nut-free instead.
Bread salad or panzanella is considered peasant food that was created as a way to use up stale bread. I personally feel this dish was made for kings. It is hearty, flavorful and rich. If you have bread on the verge of staleness, cut it in cubes and let it air dry. If you don’t have stale bread, try the method in the recipe for drying it out.
Homemade pesto is an amazing, yet simple luxury. Have a mortar & pestle? Roll up those sleeves and pound some love into this garlic-basil-olive oil sauciness. Have a food processor? Pulse, pulse and you are done. We use lemon to brighten the flavor and retain color. Make this vegan by substituting more nuts for the cheese. If you can’t find or afford pricy pine nuts, I love my pesto with walnuts, pistachios, almonds or even pecans.
Spread homemade or store-bought pesto over salmon or another fresh fish. It bakes up well at a high-temperature and leaves you with an addictive fish dish.
