July 12 2016
In the summer we eat a lot more sandwiches and only cooking
for two I end up wasting a lot of buns. I do not like bread after freezing so I
end up throwing some away unless I can use them in a recipe. I wish buns came
in smaller packages than eight!
The other night we had brats so I had six hotdog buns and
two brats leftover. I didn’t feel like brat sandwiches again but wanted the
brats plain with a side. I had two big Tennessee tomatoes so thought why not
use the buns and make panzanella. I found a recipe by Ina Garten at Food
Network that sounded good with Champaign vinaigrette. I had some Champaign
dressing so all I had to do was cut up the buns and toast them.
I had a red and yellow pepper, two large tomatoes, a half a
English cucumber, a small Vidalia onion, 3 Tbs. capers, 20 fresh basil leaves,
4 of the buns cut up and toasted in 3 Tbs. olive oil and a cup of the dressing.
I mixed it all up and let set a half hour before serving.
I mixed up a dip for the brats I thought was pretty good. I used
about 2 Tbs. each of mayo and sour cream, a Tbs. Maille Dijon mustard a good
teaspoon of Cajun seasoning and a few drops of hot sauce.
I heated up the brats in the microwave and served a meal
that was easy for a hot summer evening and pretty tasty.
If I was buying bread for panzanella a good crusty coarse
bread would be best. Any good Italian vinaigrette would be good and you can use
dried basil if you don’t have fresh.
For the salad
For the dip
Added the fresh basil near the end of rest
My supper
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