17 style peasant bread Recipes

peasant-style white bread, links sweet turkey italian sausage, butter, cremini mushrooms, quartered, chopped onion, chopped carrot, chopped celery, minced fresh parsley, fresh thyme leaves, minced fresh sage, salt, freshly ground black pepper, eggs, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth

borlotti beans or other small dried bean of choice, soaked for 4 hours, chicken stock, garlic, crushed, onions, 1/2 peeled, 1 1/2 chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, thick peasant style bread, cut into coarse cubes or torn into pieces, evoo , plus some for drizzling at the table, carrots, chopped, ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped, crushed red pepper flakes , 1/3 palmful, fresh bay leaf, herb bundle of fresh parsley , sage, thyme and rosemary, dry white wine, tuscan kale (also known as lacinato or dinosaur) or swiss chard, stemmed and chopped, (about 12 oz trimmed greens), savoy cabbage, cored and chopped , about 2 to 3 cups, a few grates of nutmeg, tomato puree or passata, parmigiano-reggiano rind, plus freshly grated to pass at table, white or red onion, finely chopped

lemons, haloumi cheese, garlic clove, salt, sugar, olive oil, thick) slices peasant or country-style bread, chopped fresh dill

remember-you are working with yeast....and it s alive-so don tsp kill it before it has a chance to do it s job. use baby bottle warm water-not hot. make the sponge starter at least 2 (or as many as 16) hours before you plan to make the bread., stir the above ingredients together to make a thickish pudding-like mixture. cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it sit on your kitchen counter for at least 2 hours (or as many as 16-the longer you let it sit-the more flavor will be enhanced)., all of the sponge starter, warm (not hot) water, sugar (for browning crust-not flavor), salt (i use kosher ), active dry yeast, bread flour, if you prefer, you can use instant yeast-use 1/2 tsp in starter , and 1/2 tsp in dough)

salt, ripe yellow tomatoes, two 1/2-inch-thick slices stale white or peasant bread, crusts trimmed, ribs celery with leafy tops, coarsely chopped, garlic, grated or made into a paste, red onion , grated on the large holes of a box grater, serrano chile pepper, seeded and chopped, seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped, handful fresh cilantro, juice of 1 lime, evoo (1 to 1 1/2 tbsp), freshly ground pepper, torn stale white or peasant bread, a couple handfuls salted oil-roasted marcona almonds, two 6 to 7-oz tins or jars good-quality sustainable tuna, spanish olives with pimiento, chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped, ribs celery from the heart, chopped with leafy tops, red onion, finely chopped, juice of 1 lemon, freshly ground pepper, piquillo peppers, drained , or 8 small plum tomatoes, hollowed out, or a combination of peppers and tomatoes

softened unsalted butter, black olive spread , such as tapenade, chopped fresh basil leaves (about 6), crusty country-style bread, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, garlic

dried cannellini beans , soaked overnight and drained, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, thinly sliced, leek, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced, carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice, celery stalk, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic clove, thinly sliced , plus 1 whole garlic clove, fresh thyme, bay leaf, chopped cavolo nero (black cabbage), roughly chopped, chopped white cabbage, roughly chopped, scant tbsp tomato paste, water, italian peasant bread, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano

virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, italian eggplant , long and thin, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch half moons, freshly ground black pepper, italian parsley leaves, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, peasant bread, caciocavallo

evoo, garlic, finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped, fresno or italian cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, marsala wine , sherry or spicy red wine, blood orange or organic navel orange, chicken stock, honey, grated red onion, kosher or fine sea salt, garlic, finely chopped, a few sprigs fresh rosemary, lemon, sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lb), evoo, for brushing, puttanesca-style panzanella , for serving, recipe follows, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, red onion (you can use the rest of the onion you grated for the brine, recipe above), chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, evoo, red wine vinegar, anchovy paste, garlic, finely chopped or grated, fresno or italian red cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, lemon, peasant bread, oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped

white bread, crusts removed, streaky bacon, cut up into small pieces, garlic cloves (peeled ), onion (chopped ), stalks celery, chopped, carrots, chopped finely, carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks, onions or 6 small shallots, peeled & left whole, potatoes, peeled & cut into chunks, white wine (or a glug of sherry or brandy), chicken stock, herbs (fresh if you have them, dried if not, i like rosemary, thyme, sage), salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), olive oil, whole chicken

crusty peasant-style bread , torn into bite-size pieces (about 6 cups), vine-ripened tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lb), cut into 3/4-inch pieces, chopped inner (very pale green) celery ribs and leaves, brine-cured black olives such as gaeta or nicoise, halved and pitted, chopped red onion, drained capers, red-wine vinegar, garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 tsp salt, extra-virgin olive oil, whole skinless boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lb total), halved, vegetable oil for brushing chicken, fresh basil leaves , torn into pieces, garnish: whole celery leaves

monkfish tails, olive oil, chorizo, removed from casings, chopped yellow onions, chopped green bell pepper, minced shallots, minced garlic, tomato paste, peeled, seeded and chopped roma plum tomatoes, dry white wine, pitted black olives, halved, pimento-stuffed olives, halved, new potatoes , scrubbed and quartered lengthwise, chopped fresh oregano, bay leaf, shrimp or fish stock, french or italian bread , cut into 3/4-inch thick slices, garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed, extra-virgin olive oil, grated parmesan, chopped fresh parsley

cubed fresh peasant-style bread, butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 4 cups), shallots, quartered (about 9 to 10 oz), salt, freshly ground white pepper, dark brown sugar, olive oil, chopped fresh sage

japanese eggplant sliced on an angle in half-inch thick slices, zucchini sliced on an angle in half-inch thick slices, red pepper cut in quarter s lengthwise, red onion cut into 4 slices, portobello mushroom caps, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, crusty peasant style bread cut 1/2-inch thick, red leaf lettuce, herbed mayonnaise , recipe follows, mayonnaise, lemon, juiced, a few drop hot sauce, garlic clove, crushed and skin removed, thyme leaves, flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped chives

extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, italian plum tomatoes, crushed with your hands, with juices, bottled clam juice or seasoned shrimp stock, minced fresh oregano leaves, minced fresh thyme leaves, crushed red pepper flakes, drained small capers, salt and pepper, unsalted butter, raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined, ouzo, greek or bulgarian feta cheese, crumbled, hot crusty peasant-style bread , for serving