An End-of-the-Week Odds and Ends Salad

Approximate quantites: 1 head of Green leaf lettuce, roughly chopped; 6–8 ounces, sugar snap peas, trimmed and cut lengthwise; 1/2 pint of heirloom cherry tomatoes, quartered; 4 small Kirby cucumbers, cut lengthwise cut lengthwise into thin spears, then into 1-inch segments; grilled green and wax beans; grilled red onions, roughly chopped; about 1/4 of a loaf of slightly stale fig-fennel bread, cubed, tossed with olive oil and salt, and crisped in a sauté pan, or grilled

Serves two as a main, four as a starter or side.

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My panzanella recipe won Food52’s greatest salad contest!

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My Panzanella is a Finalist in Food52’s Greatest Salad Recipe Contest!

My panzanella is a finalist in Food52’s greatest salad contest! You can see the recipe that I submitted here, the original recipe here, and you can vote here!