I was a little skeptical of this recipe because I envisioned a dish full of stewed tomatoes with soggy bread. O.K. I was wrong. I used 2 cups red tomatoes and 2 cups orange tomatoes, which I seeded before chopping as a personal preference. I thought about peeling the tomatoes but decided against it, and in spite of the seeming long cook time (for tomatoes), they didn't breakdown into a sauce with tough bits of skin but stayed in reasonably whole pieces. I resisted the urge to tinker too much with the recipe and used the whole wheat bread instead of the leftover sour dough bread that begged to be tossed in. The most significant changes I made were to add some minced garlic and fresh herbs; basil, oregano and parsley. I also topped it with a bit of Parmesan cheese. We very much enjoyed this dish served with Barbecued Ribs, Spaghetti with pesto and fresh local corn. I will make it again but probably will add some mushrooms and chopped zucchini to flesh it out a bit. I wouldn't make it without the garlic and herbs because I thought that it could have used even more than I added. Great light summer side dish but consider you own tastes when you make it.
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