Italian Bread Salad

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Makes

4 to 4 servings

Delicious Italian Bread Salad!

Ingredients

  • 2/3 loaf day-old or older Italian bread , or French bread
  • 2 cups peeled, diced English cucumber
  • 1 medium red or green sweet pepper , cut into 1/2-in. dice
  • 2 large ripe tomatoes , coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar , or balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Trim crust from bread and tear by hand into 1 in. (2 cm) pieces (you’ll have 7 to 8 cups bread cubes, total). Dump into large bowl and add the cucumber, red or green pepper, onion, tomatoes, parsley and basil. Toss gently.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad and toss well. Serve immediately.

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