Bread Salad
Nutrition
Calories: 96 kcalCarbohydrates: 18 gProtein: 11 gFat: 16 gSaturated Fat: 12 gSodium: 197 mgFiber: 10 gSugar: 12 gVitamin A: 27.325 IUCalcium: 59 mgIron: 14 mg
Ingredients
- 7 cups country-style french bread cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 each ripe tomato cut into 1/2-inch dice (work over a bowl to catch the juices)
- 2 stalks celery thinly sliced
- 1 whole English Cucumber peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice (or 2 American-style cucumbers)
- ½ each red onion finely chopped
- 3 tablespoon flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- 12 each basil leaves plus basil sprigs
- 1 tbsp drained capers
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chicken broth
- 1 dash salt to taste
- 1 dash Black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 8 each black olives pitted
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes with juices, celery, cucumber, onion, parsley, slivered basil leaves, capers, oil, vinegar, stock, salt, and pepper. Toss to mix. Let the salad stand for 10 minutes to allow the liquid ingredients to moisten the bread. If the bread still seems dry, add a little more stock.
- Correct the seasoning, adding salt or vinegar to taste. Garnish the salad with the basil sprigs and black olives. Serve at once.