Tomato and Peach Panzanella

This dish is one of those recipes that allows you to create a very 

delicious and impressive looking plate with little cost or effort.

The kind of recipe that leaves me scratching my head as to why I couldn't

 figure out to combine the few ingredients myself, and has me 

promising to make it again - often- while the ingredients are in season.

It's basically a salad of peaches, tomatoes, onions and leftover bread, 

along with a vinaigrette dressing.  The ingredients were all humble, but 

for the tomatoes and peaches we had the benefit of their "peak of the season" 

flavors. I'm certain grocery store versions of these during the rest of the year 

would still produce a refreshing salad, but we all know there is nothing like 

a farm stand. For the taste buds... and for the soul.

While I won't miss the humidity we experienced this summer, I will miss 

the fresh fruits and veggies. Recipes like this allow you to enjoy the process

 of cooking seasonally, which is a great way to experience food -and life !

This post follows my progress cooking each recipe from
Dorie Greenspan's "Everyday Dorie" along with those participating 

in the online group www.CookTheBookFridays.Wordpress.com 

We do not publish recipes as policy but instead encourage folks 

to buy the book and join in the fun.