Am I the only one who doesn't cook but have watched almost every video because they are simply amazing? I just love Chef John's humor and awesome recipes! xD
My neighbor gave me tomatoes and basil from his garden. I had stale bread. I searched for a recipe and came upon this. The absolute best recipe for this salad. No question about it. I was so proud of the results I shared with my friends. They agreed.
dude, I worked in restaurants for 15 years and you always have recipes that are spot on, and your videos are perfect. this is how I would have made it while I was in the industry. well done.
This was totally delicious to eat when I finally got down to make it. So good in fact, that I made this salad for two days in a row. I even added some fresh basil in other variations and it is just as pleasant.
I've made this several times. I use Chef John's no kneed ciabatta bread. It's really awesome. THE BEST way to serve up cherry tomatoes from the garden. So delicious!!! My whole family of picky eaters loves this.
While driving from Lucca to Zuccarello in Italy this past july, my wife and I stopped in a small pub for refreshment. Accompanying our beverages, as is customary, was a complimentary plate of delectable appetizers. In this case, we were served a half-dozen squares of very simple but indescribably delicious tomato salad on fried toast. I promised my wife I'd find a similar recipe and hoping this fits the bill. Your stuff, Chef John, is loved in our home and we will certainly give this recipe a try. Thank you, thank you. Update: Doesn't even come close. Albeit, this salad is amazing. The depth of flavor is extraordinary and the textures... perfect. Will repeat again and again.
You posted this video the day before I traveled, all I had left in the house was tomatos and stale bread. This came out incredibly delicious, even though I preferred the balsamic vinegar (and left out the sugar to balance the sweetness). Thank you for this recipe :)
OMG I tried this recipe, and it was AMAZING!! I used cheap bread and also burned the bread cubes a little, but it still tasted so great!! Thank you so much, Chef John for this amazing recipe! This will be one of my favorite dishes from now.
Yes, this is one of my all-time favorite summer recipes. But it's important to use tomatoes at their absolute flavor peak! I don't make panzanella salad until the tomatoes at my local farmers' market look 'food porn perfect!' Buon appetito!
I made this recipe last night! I had been planning on using balsamic instead of rwv due to my sulfites allergy, but Chef John must have read my mind because put balsamic on BLAST. So I went with the red wine, and I gotta say, he was right and it was Amazing, even with the entire inside of my mouth in pain. When I say I'm going to risk another allergic reaction just to make this EXACT recipe again, you KNOW it's good. TRUST IN CHEF JOHN.
Pretty! Fresh tomato season is so fun. I love those baskets of little pretty tomatoes in so many colors. It's fun running out of ideas of what to do with all the TOMATOES! I have three huge ones to "use up" today in France. What a chore, ha ha ha ha ha!! Uprated.
Making this right now with our cherry tomatoes and basil from the greenhouse and the stale leftover sourdough baguette. Thanks, Chef John. Don't want those ripe cherry tomatoes going to waste. Delicious. Though I do bake the bread cubes and olive oil in the convection oven for ease.
I forgot to comment that I tried this recipe years back, and it is really amazing. I still make this salad occasionally, it really became a new favorite 😂
My mom used to make this with stale bread. She called it bread salad. It was best after the bread soaked up some dressing but before it went soggy. I like the way you fried the cubes as it would give the salad not only more flavor but a longer period of crunchiness. Have to try this!
Just made this tonight, really loved how all the ingredients blended together, especially sprinkling the bread cubes with the parmigiano reggiano and toasting them. Found that by adding aged balsamic vinegar actually tastes better than red wine vinegar...along with red onions, and cucumbers!
This is by far the best recipe for this salad I have ever tasted. Might make this again tomorrow to celebrate our exceptionally beautiful springtime. I have made this many times already but still love watching this video :-)
One of my favourite salad recipes this. Fantastic way of making boring plain jane salad interesting and flavoursome. Unless you are on a strict diet with no carbs aloud in which case your missing out! Great idea to fry off the bread first to keep that texture. Great dish thanks for the upload Chef John!
I love the colour of those dark cherry tomatoes. I've never seen that variety before :( 'Toy box', good term and a nice idea. I'll have to remember, near the summer time... I can imagine making an even more colourful salad with 3 different capsicums. Hmm. It'd have a good texture too. I like the crunch of capsicum. This is exactly the kind of thing my mum used to make.
Made this yesterday for friends and family...everyone loved it. I have shared this link with a vegan friend who can never find enough recipes of foods she can eat (leaving out the touch of cheese, of course).
amazing! great video as well, your comments are both helpful and hilarious. I think that's a bit of a lot of oil for my taste, I would also add some canola oil -just a tad- and it would be perfect for me. I've only seen 3 of your videos and I'm already subscribed. I loved the green tea mochi one! you sond like a normal person (me) trying to cook something you have never cooked before (is it cooked? mmm... maybe 5 more minutes....hahah!). Cheers!
I am a huuuuge Fanzanella! Thanks Chef! I have honestly never thought about using red wine vinegar here, I've always used Balsamic...but you've inspired me to try something new. :)
Thanks for another great recipe Chef John! PS: For all the diet/health fanatics who go screaming "It's too much oil!" Don't make it then. Simple fix. So many countries eat what we Americans would call "unhealthy" food, yet America is one of the fattest countries. We're too busy looking at food like a diet pill rather than something to enjoy and just exercising after. If we ate this type of food in moderation and actually WALKED somewhere, we'd probably be healthier and happier too.
Love, as always. Do you have any suggestions for vinegar that may not be as good as the red wine but would still be good? You said balsamic would be too sweet so would regular white vinegar be okay?
litlprayer just so you're aware, alcohol is actually necessary to make all types of vinegar, including white vinegar. the "mother"' which is the bacteria that makes vinegar, converts the alcohol into acetic acid. once the process is complete, virtually no alcohol remains! if you check out my channel, i have a few videos on how to make vinegar!!!
I think the best recipe for learning how to cook is a grilled cheese sandwich, because you have to melt cheese without burning bread or butter. It teaches you how to use temperatures other than OFF and MAXIMUM. I just butter one side each of two slices of bread, put cheese and seasoning in between them, and flip it every two minutes on medium-low. Should be done after 6-8 min. Other good recipes for 11 year olds: 1) Microwaved Bacon 2) Hot Dog 3) Top Ramen
Hi Chef John, my parmigiano reggiano stuck mostly to the pan and the spatula. This resulted in a lot of crispy parmesan crumbs, which are very tasty, but my croutons don't look as elegant as yours. What did I do wrong?
Another amazing recipe! Chef, is it possible to sort all the meatless recipes into a playlist? I ask since my daughter is vegetarian. Makes all these awesome recipes so much easier to find and with so many, we keep the fridge completely cleaned out once a week! Thanks!
I just made this and my husband and older son and I liked it, my young picky eater said "I don't hate it" lol that's a rave review considering he doesn't like tomatoes.
I can totally understand that myself. Regular (plum) tomatoes and I have a love/hate relationship. I enjoy them as ketchup when I'm in the right mood. However, them by themselves, I'll take them on a burger every now and then when I'm in the right mood but I don't just eat them to eat them. Cherry tomatoes, however, have a different flavor to them and are - imho - sweeter and less acidic taste to them. :D
I like this one Chef, perfect Crouton's. We could bring this farther with some Roasted Chicken Slices or Cubes. Or other Meats, nice job. And I think the Oil and Vinegar is just right for a dish like this.
Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/239053/Chef-Johns-Panzanella/
Thank you. As for the acidity, I like to use a bit of (diluted) lime juice.
I added red onion and salami to this. Outstanding!
Man this channel simply rocks
Classy food porn at its best.
Helmstif, the Sarcastic Asianman lol
Am I the only one who doesn't cook but have watched almost every video because they are simply amazing? I just love Chef John's humor and awesome recipes! xD
This was a comedy video.
I actually do some of the recipes.
This could be one of them.
It's highly recommended!
Love him
Chef John is the reason, my husband respects me more now 🤓
So have you started to cook yet??
I’ve just been to Tuscany on holiday, went to a great restaurant and this was brought out as an appetiser. It totally stole the show, it was gorgeous.
My neighbor gave me tomatoes and basil from his garden. I had stale bread. I searched for a recipe and came upon this. The absolute best recipe for this salad. No question about it. I was so proud of the results I shared with my friends. They agreed.
I've followed this recipe on multiple occasions, and it's scrumptious every time. I love it so much. Thank you so much, Chef John!
dude, I worked in restaurants for 15 years and you always have recipes that are spot on, and your videos are perfect. this is how I would have made it while I was in the industry. well done.
Looks wonderful! Like Bruschetta in a bowl with vinegar! lol I do think the red wine vinegar is the best choice too.
"You are the Confucius of your panzanella juices" is truly one of your best.
This was totally delicious to eat when I finally got down to make it. So good in fact, that I made this salad for two days in a row. I even added some fresh basil in other variations and it is just as pleasant.
I've made this several times. I use Chef John's no kneed ciabatta bread.
It's really awesome. THE BEST way to serve up cherry tomatoes from the garden. So delicious!!! My whole family of picky eaters loves this.
While driving from Lucca to Zuccarello in Italy this past july, my wife and I stopped in a small pub for refreshment. Accompanying our beverages, as is customary, was a complimentary plate of delectable appetizers. In this case, we were served a half-dozen squares of very simple but indescribably delicious tomato salad on fried toast. I promised my wife I'd find a similar recipe and hoping this fits the bill. Your stuff, Chef John, is loved in our home and we will certainly give this recipe a try. Thank you, thank you.
Update:
Doesn't even come close. Albeit, this salad is amazing. The depth of flavor is extraordinary and the textures... perfect. Will repeat again and again.
Your bread for this salad would be kick ass croutons in ANY salad! Great easy crouton technique, for soup would be great too. Thanks!
You posted this video the day before I traveled, all I had left in the house was tomatos and stale bread. This came out incredibly delicious, even though I preferred the balsamic vinegar (and left out the sugar to balance the sweetness). Thank you for this recipe :)
That is the first time I have wanted to taste a panzanella salad!
OMG I tried this recipe, and it was AMAZING!! I used cheap bread and also burned the bread cubes a little, but it still tasted so great!! Thank you so much, Chef John for this amazing recipe! This will be one of my favorite dishes from now.
I made this yesterday, and chef you are right on about throw to get the bread crispy. Just delicious. Great technique.
Thank you
I have made this 5 times in the last 7 weeks - it is delish!
I made this recipe and oh. my. goodness. Best thing I've ever tasted. Thanks for sharing, Chef John!!!
Yes, this is one of my all-time favorite summer recipes. But it's important to use tomatoes at their absolute flavor peak! I don't make panzanella salad until the tomatoes at my local farmers' market look 'food porn perfect!' Buon appetito!
Yes!! And I love, love, love you light hearted humor! Thank you you make me smile and laugh.
Have made this a couple of times now and its the bomb!
This has got to be one of the most gorgeous little salads ever. I can just taste it. Yum!!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was fabulous. Love the cheese secret. For an extra basil kick, I used basil flavored olive oil.
SO happy Chef John rescued the runaway cherry tomato at 3:35 or so - I saw it roll away and couldn't pay attention to anything else!
Legendary as always pal
I'm a Florida Gator fan so I think I will keep the American name of Swamp Salad! I LOVE crunchy bread pieces as much as the Gators!
My friends really enjoy when I cook for them for the party. You are my hero. Greetings from Slovakia!
I’ve used your recipe and got mucho love and applause for this salad. Thank you 🙏
I made this recipe last night! I had been planning on using balsamic instead of rwv due to my sulfites allergy, but Chef John must have read my mind because put balsamic on BLAST. So I went with the red wine, and I gotta say, he was right and it was Amazing, even with the entire inside of my mouth in pain.
When I say I'm going to risk another allergic reaction just to make this EXACT recipe again, you KNOW it's good. TRUST IN CHEF JOHN.
Chef John.... thank you for giving me the confidence to cook. ❤️
I had this at Olive Garden and I was in love. So good, I recommend it to anyone who wants to try! 😋
Pretty! Fresh tomato season is so fun. I love those baskets of little pretty tomatoes in so many colors. It's fun running out of ideas of what to do with all the TOMATOES! I have three huge ones to "use up" today in France. What a chore, ha ha ha ha ha!! Uprated.
This is my 3rd time making this, a definite winner!!
Making this right now with our cherry tomatoes and basil from the greenhouse and the stale leftover sourdough baguette. Thanks, Chef John. Don't want those ripe cherry tomatoes going to waste. Delicious. Though I do bake the bread cubes and olive oil in the convection oven for ease.
I forgot to comment that I tried this recipe years back, and it is really amazing. I still make this salad occasionally, it really became a new favorite 😂
The Comedic Chef at work. LOL Love you Chef John!
My mom used to make this with stale bread. She called it bread salad. It was best after the bread soaked up some dressing but before it went soggy. I like the way you fried the cubes as it would give the salad not only more flavor but a longer period of crunchiness. Have to try this!
Just made it. Best salad ever, without no doubt. You should all try it and stop with the hate, for the love of God. True fan, over here. Go chef John!
chef john you bring peace and comfort into my life
Just made this tonight, really loved how all the ingredients blended together, especially sprinkling the bread cubes with the parmigiano reggiano and toasting them. Found that by adding aged balsamic vinegar actually tastes better than red wine vinegar...along with red onions, and cucumbers!
I absolutely love your happy voice and energy and your recipes are spectacular. Thank you so much, I really appreciate you ❤️💯👏
wow now this salad I love and I love salads !!! this is great and I'm going to try it very soon !!
"culinary belief system" is the greatest concept ever created!
Ask 3 chefs about something as basic as how to perfectly fry an egg and you will get 7 opinions and 2 minor wars...
This is by far the best recipe for this salad I have ever tasted.
Might make this again tomorrow to celebrate our exceptionally beautiful springtime.
I have made this many times already but still love watching this video :-)
One of my favourite salad recipes this. Fantastic way of making boring plain jane salad interesting and flavoursome. Unless you are on a strict diet with no carbs aloud in which case your missing out! Great idea to fry off the bread first to keep that texture. Great dish thanks for the upload Chef John!
You have an amazing way of explaining your recipe............like it
3:40 I'm so glad Chef John grabbed that one tomato that rolled off to the side. Whew! OCD attack averted!
I love the colour of those dark cherry tomatoes. I've never seen that variety before :( 'Toy box', good term and a nice idea. I'll have to remember, near the summer time... I can imagine making an even more colourful salad with 3 different capsicums. Hmm. It'd have a good texture too. I like the crunch of capsicum. This is exactly the kind of thing my mum used to make.
Yum...simply beautiful
This is such a beautiful dish! It's pure food porn.
I Heart Recipes ROSIE !!!!
I’m doing your smothered chicken next month. Fingers crossed it comes out DA BOMB!
Thumbs up. Upper Crust. Love this Salad way too much. Blessings ChefMike
This is so good! Simple and delicious!
This looks amazing! I have to recreate it.
Made this yesterday for friends and family...everyone loved it. I have shared this link with a vegan friend who can never find enough recipes of foods she can eat (leaving out the touch of cheese, of course).
Just love this person's voice 😊
Chef John,- excellent, as always!
Made this recipe tonight -- delicious!
Enjoy your cooking lesson and your humour Chef John 👍😊😄
Love your out take on this dish i always enjoy listening..Looks very good...Now if i can get my tomatoes to ripen for me...lol
Oh my god! I try this today and it's amazing. Thanks for this magical recipe!
Fantastic Again...
Chef John...
Thank You...
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This looks amazing
I added red onion and salami to this. Outstanding!
Absolutely the best!!!!!!!!!!
I just made this and it was delicious!!!
Very nice recipe. I like it more than the more traditional methods which I've made before. The only change I made was to add some arugula.
I’ve made this before but yours I will say...looks better! As always.... xoxo
amazing! great video as well, your comments are both helpful and hilarious. I think that's a bit of a lot of oil for my taste, I would also add some canola oil -just a tad- and it would be perfect for me.
I've only seen 3 of your videos and I'm already subscribed. I loved the green tea mochi one! you sond like a normal person (me) trying to cook something you have never cooked before (is it cooked? mmm... maybe 5 more minutes....hahah!).
Cheers!
looks like a deconstructed Bruschetta. Very delicious
Nice ! Thank you .... Tonight is pasta night at our house. Will add this to the menu. Grateful.
typical italian: simple and delicious!!
This looks yummy. Thanks as always Chef John
I am a huuuuge Fanzanella! Thanks Chef! I have honestly never thought about using red wine vinegar here, I've always used Balsamic...but you've inspired me to try something new. :)
Thanks for another great recipe Chef John!
PS: For all the diet/health fanatics who go screaming "It's too much oil!" Don't make it then. Simple fix. So many countries eat what we Americans would call "unhealthy" food, yet America is one of the fattest countries. We're too busy looking at food like a diet pill rather than something to enjoy and just exercising after. If we ate this type of food in moderation and actually WALKED somewhere, we'd probably be healthier and happier too.
I made it just now and it tastes amazing!
Love, as always. Do you have any suggestions for vinegar that may not be as good as the red wine but would still be good? You said balsamic would be too sweet so would regular white vinegar be okay?
Xeres vinegar or apple cider vinegar would work well in my opinion.
TheJuliousness apple cider vinegar is still a bit on the sweet side. I agree with the sherry vinegar though.
TheJuliousness +The Graceful Savage
Thanks. Looking for a non-alcoholic substitute
litlprayer There's close to no alcohol content in wine vinegars... possible traces but very small amount if any.
litlprayer just so you're aware, alcohol is actually necessary to make all types of vinegar, including white vinegar. the "mother"' which is the bacteria that makes vinegar, converts the alcohol into acetic acid. once the process is complete, virtually no alcohol remains! if you check out my channel, i have a few videos on how to make vinegar!!!
I already have cherry tomatoes halved so my lunch tomorrow is this yummy I have some homemade bread to use as well.
omg that crunch...
Those tomatoes were so beautiful
this looks incredible!
As an 11 year old kid can you make a very simple recipe just for me
Here you go. You're welcome.
Food Wishes Almost at 1,000,000! :D
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I think the best recipe for learning how to cook is a grilled cheese sandwich, because you have to melt cheese without burning bread or butter. It teaches you how to use temperatures other than OFF and MAXIMUM.
I just butter one side each of two slices of bread, put cheese and seasoning in between them, and flip it every two minutes on medium-low. Should be done after 6-8 min.
Other good recipes for 11 year olds:
1) Microwaved Bacon
2) Hot Dog
3) Top Ramen
I’m making this tomorrow, you’re fabulous. I’m having a small luncheon party. Also having prime rib done your way ( closed oven method ? Wish me luck
This look amazing!
I love your videos!! LOVE LOVE LOVE
I was watching another episode where you recommended a wooden spoon with a hole in the middle. I got one and love it now that I know how to use it. ❤
Looks delicious thanks chef
Just made it yesterday turned out perfectly! Some people was asking me what's that ,I was like it's food ,its an English Dish Salad.
This guy is my spirit animal...
Hi Chef John, my parmigiano reggiano stuck mostly to the pan and the spatula. This resulted in a lot of crispy parmesan crumbs, which are very tasty, but my croutons don't look as elegant as yours. What did I do wrong?
Another amazing recipe! Chef, is it possible to sort all the meatless recipes into a playlist? I ask since my daughter is vegetarian. Makes all these awesome recipes so much easier to find and with so many, we keep the fridge completely cleaned out once a week! Thanks!
And as always....
Get midnight snack cravings after watching.
Yummy! I love tomatoes!
Everything that has disappointed be about panzanella has been righted and I thank you.
Love you food chef John
Thans for your tips. Now I would get crispy panzanela.
Looks lovely!
I love pear tomatoes. They are so cute.
I just made this and my husband and older son and I liked it, my young picky eater said "I don't hate it" lol that's a rave review considering he doesn't like tomatoes.
I can totally understand that myself. Regular (plum) tomatoes and I have a love/hate relationship. I enjoy them as ketchup when I'm in the right mood. However, them by themselves, I'll take them on a burger every now and then when I'm in the right mood but I don't just eat them to eat them.
Cherry tomatoes, however, have a different flavor to them and are - imho - sweeter and less acidic taste to them. :D
I like this one Chef, perfect Crouton's. We could bring this farther with some Roasted Chicken Slices or Cubes. Or other Meats, nice job. And I think the Oil and Vinegar is just right for a dish like this.
I loved this 👏🏾