Bread Salad

Richard-NYC's Note:

Something different for your next cookout.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 loaf crusty bread , torn into bite size pieces
• 2 lbs plum tomatoes , cut into chunks
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil

DRESSING

• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• salt
• ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 dash hot pepper flakes
• 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Directions:

1. Combine bread, tomatoes and basil in large bowl.
2. In food processor with metal blade, chop garlic and salt. Add rosemary, hot pepper flakes and vinegar.
3. Add olive oil in a stream to emulsify.
4. Toss bread mixture and dressing.
5. Allow to stand for at least 20 minutes so the bread can absorb the dressing.

Reviews

[Mirj]

When I first saw this recipe, I thought it would be like one of my favorite Middle Eastern salads, Fattoosh. No way! It's better, in a totally different way. Bursting with Mediterranean flavors, this salad is addictive. I used fresh rosemary and also used a healthy splash of balsamic vinegar. The tiny bit that was left over from my BBQ was taken to work the next day, where I had to carefully guard it in the break room. Yo, Richard, this one rocks!

[bratty]

bread salad...we had never had anything like this before, the flavor was incredible. i prepared it exactly as the recipe said, didn't change a thing. this is something i could serve just for the 2 of us, or when entertaining and doing something a little more fancy, because i think it makes a wonderful impression on people (it did us..lol). i thought it was great. really easy to make too.

[Nick R]

As Richard's brother I can say this is one of the best things he brings to one of my cookouts. It is awsome try it.