Italian Bread Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups cubed french bread
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8-1/4 dry crushed red pepper
• 1 large romaine lettuce
• 4 -5 large plum tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cups chopped smoked ham
• 1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, cubed
• 3 green onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 place bread cube on a baking sheet.
• 2 bake at 325 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 whisk together olive oil and next 6 ingredients.
• 5 reserve 1 cup bread cubes.
• 6 scatter remaining cubes on a serving platter.
• 7 top with lettuce and 3 ingredients.
• 8 drizzle with dressing; toss.
• 9 let stand 15 minutes before serving.
• 10 sprinkle with bread cubes and green onions.