Print: Mid-Summer Italian Bread Salad

Everything in this mid-summer Italian bread salad recipe is fresh, except the bread. Use a loaf of artisan or rosemary bread that is a touch stale. If your bread is too fresh, toast it until about half as dried and crunchy as a crouton.

Prep

16 min

Cook

25 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

1 clove garlic , peeled
1 , 1 pound
2 cups chopped fresh basil
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 cup peeled , seeded, and chopped cucumber
1 cup chopped red onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1 clove garlic , minced
0.25 cups olive oil , or as needed
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar , or as needed

Instructions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Rub peeled garlic clove around a wooden salad bowl.
3 Pull apart or cut bread into bite-sized pieces.
4 Combine bread, basil, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, thyme, and minced garlic in the prepared salad bowl.
5 Add olive oil and vinegar; toss until evenly coated.

Nutrition per serving

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