Bread Salad

Name: Bread Salad
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 1 lb good heavy bread, cut into 1" cubes and dried overnight (use good Italian or French bread); 3 medium-size ripe tomatoes, cut in wedges; 2 white onions, peeled and sliced; 2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and sliced; 1/4 up chopped parsley; 3 tbsp pickled capers, drained; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves; 3/4 cup olive oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; Freshly shaved or grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish

2 steps

This dish is certainly the glory of peasant cooking. Nothing could be wasted in the days when bread was so expensive...and thus the saving of old bread for soups and even salad. If you have not tried it you are in for a sensational salad. Who needs lettuce? We have old bread!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:08:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories254.3 kcal (13%)

Total Fat16.3 g (23%)

Carbs22.9 g (9%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein5.1 g (10%)

Sodium329.3 mg (16%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

1 lbbread

good, heavy, cut into 1" cubes and dried overnight, use good Italian or French bread

3tomatoes

medium-size, ripe, cut in wedges

2white onions

peeled and sliced

2cucumbers

medium, peeled, seeded, and sliced

0.25parsley

chopped

3 Tbsppickled capers

drained

½ cupfresh basil leaves

coarsely chopped

¾ cupolive oil

2 Tbsplemon juice

2 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

Parmesan cheese

Freshly shaved or grated, for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the dried bread cubes in cold water for 1 minute. Drain and squeeze the water out. Place the bread in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, onion, cucumbers, parsley, capers, and basil.

Step 2

Mix the ingredients for the dressing together and drizzle it over everything in the bowl and toss well. Allow to sit at room temperature, covered, for at least 1 hour.

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