Easy Panzanella Salad

Ingredients:

1 ciabatta loaf

500g tomatoes chopped roughly

pinch sea salt

pinch ground black pepper

handful of olives

1/2 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthways and sliced

1 avocado, sliced

1 small red onion, peeled and chopped finely

small tin of anchovies

medium jar of red peppers, chopped roughly

2tbls extra virgin olive oil

6 tbls red wine vinegar

bunch fresh basis

Method:

Tear ciabatta into small pieces and place on tray. Leave for 30 mins as this helps it to dry out

Place tomatoes in a bowl and season with salt and pepper

Drain anchovies and add to bowl with the cucumber, avocado, onion, peppers and ciabatta

Mix together. Add the olive oil and red wine vinegar

Tear the basil leaves and mix again and serve

 

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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