Three Bread Salad
- Ready In:
- 14mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 6 cups mixed salad greens
- 2 inches thick slices crusty sourdough bread, cut into irregular pieces
- 8 inches whole wheat pita bread rounds, cut into 12 wedges
- 2 slices pumpernickel bread, torn into pieces
- 1 small sweet onion, very thinly sliced and separated into rings
- 1 cup pear-shaped tomatoes or 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 ounces shaved dry monterey jack cheese or 2 ounces other hard grating cheese
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Dried Yellow Tomato Vinaigrette
- 1⁄4 cup snipped dried yellow tomatoes (not oil-packed) or 1/4 cup tomatoes (not oil-packed)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
- 2 teaspoons snipped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
directions
- To prepare Dried Yellow Tomato Vinaigrette. Place dried yellow or red tomatoes in a small bowl. Add boiling water; cover and let stand 10 minutes. Drain tomatoes, reserving 1/2 cup of the liquid. In a blender container or food processor bowl combine tomatoes and their reserved liquid, red wine vinegar, Dijon-style mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cover and blend or process until nearly smooth. Gradually add olive oil, processing until combined and slightly thickened. Transfer to a storage container. Cover and chill.
- In a large salad bowl combine mixed greens, sourdough pieces, pita wedges, torn pumpernickel, sliced onion, and tomatoes. Drizzle with the Dried Yellow Tomato Vinaigrette; toss gently to coat. Top with cheese.
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