Italian Bread Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb day-old coarse peasant bread or 1/2 lb sturdy italian bread, cut or torn into 1/2 to 1 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 lb tomato, cut into 1/2 to 1 inch cubes (2 lg vine ripened tomatoes or 4 vine ripened plum tomatoes)
• 1 tablespoon onion, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• sea salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 put the cubed bread in a large bowl.
• 2 mix the olive oil, vinegar, tomatoes, onion, and half of the herbs in a separate bowl.
• 3 let stand to allow the flavors to mix and develop, 10 minutes or so.
• 4 then pour the mixture over the cubed bread, sprinkle on the remaining herbs, and toss to mix well.
• 5 season with sea salt and pepper to taste.