Description
Italian bread and tomato salad! Capers work great in place of the olives too!
Ingredients
- 6 cups day old Italian bread, torn into bite-size pieces
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 medium ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
- ¾ cup sliced red onion
- 10 basil leaves, shredded
- ½ cup pitted and halved green olives
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella, cut into bite-size pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- In a large bowl
- toss bread with 1/3 cup olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- and garlic. Lay bread on a baking sheet
- and toast in the preheated oven until golden
- about 5 to 10 minutes; allow to cool slightly.
- While the bread is in the oven
- whisk together 1/4 cup of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Gently toss together the bread
- tomatoes
- onion
- basil
- olives
- and mozzarella cheese. Toss with the vinaigrette and let stand for 20 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 8