I fell in love with Dan Pelosi final summer time…
In fact, I used to be already a giant fan of the Italian-American cookbook writer, who lives in a stunning farmhouse upstate together with his equally cute associate, Gus. We’d written on Cup of Jo about how Dan turns round a foul day, and he’d attended my vacation cookie swap (though he’s extra well-known for his personal!).
However then, final summer time, Toby and I went upstate and bumped into Dan and Gus at an outside pizza spot, and so they instantly shepherded us to their picnic desk and have been so heat and fantastic that Toby didn’t cease speaking about them the entire drive residence.
So! I’m thrilled to report that Dan has written a brand new cookbook — Let’s Occasion: Recipes and Menus for Celebrating Each Day — which got here out yesterday.
How candy is the dedication web page?
His ebook is filled with entertaining showstoppers, like steak over frites…
…easy favorites, together with a inexperienced salad with shallot dressing…
…and candy treats. And, at present, to rejoice tomato season and his cookbook, Dan has agreed to share his panzanella recipe. “You already know that board sport, Operation?” he says. “If it have been primarily based on me, you’d see a tomato the place my coronary heart must be.”
Tuscan Panzanella Salad
from Dan Pelosi’s Let’s Occasion: Recipes and Menus for Celebrating Each Day
Serves 6 to eight
Says Dan: “I’ve at all times mentioned panzanella salad is only a bread basket in drag. It’s the identical satisfying style of ripping aside a dinner roll and working it by means of vinegary oil however dressed up for the night robe portion of the evening. This salad started as Tuscan peasant meals, a really good strategy to get an additional meal out of stale loaves. Now you’ll discover it with luxurious equipment like cheese, stone fruits, or all types of proteins. When the tomatoes mingle with onions, pink wine vinegar, oil, and loads of salt and pepper, you’ve acquired all the pieces you want on the planet.”
3 kilos of heirloom tomatoes, lower into 1-inch items
Kosher salt and freshly floor black pepper
1 massive pink onion, lower into 1-inch items
1/4 cup pink wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 (16-ounce) loaf crusty bread, torn into 1-inch items
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the tomatoes (and any collected juices from the reducing board) in a big bowl and add just a few large pinches of salt and loads of pepper. Toss gently to combine. Add the onion together with the vinegar and olive oil. Toss once more.
On a rimmed sheet pan, drizzle the bread with just a little little bit of olive oil and toss to coat. Toast within the oven for about 10 minutes, till flippantly golden. Take away and let the bread cool on the sheet pan, about quarter-hour.
Simply earlier than serving, add the bread to the bowl and toss to coat within the juices. Style for seasoning and serve instantly.
Be aware: To make forward, the bread may be toasted and saved in an hermetic container at room temperature as much as three days.
Thanks a lot, Dan! You will discover his new cookbook right here, if you happen to’d like.
P.S. The simple rooster dinner our household makes on busy weeknights, and a pasta cake, only for enjoyable.
(Reprinted with permission from Let’s Occasion: Recipes and Menus for Celebrating Each Day by Dan Pelosi © 2025. Revealed by Union Sq. & Co. Photographs © Johnny Miller.)