Crusty Bread Salad
Transform your mealtime routine with this vibrant and satisfying Crusty Bread Salad, a Mediterranean-inspired dish bursting with flavor and texture! Featuring golden, oven-toasted cubes of day-old bread, juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, briny Kalamata olives, and aromatic basil, this salad is a delightful harmony of fresh, wholesome ingredients. Tossed in a zesty homemade vinaigrette of extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and garlic, each bite is perfectly seasoned and irresistibly tangy. Ideal as a light main or a crowd-pleasing side dish, this 15-minute recipe is perfect for elevating weeknight dinners or enhancing your next gathering. Serve it fresh to savor a medley of flavors that screams summer in every bite!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 300 g crusty bread (day-old or slightly stale)
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 100 g kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- 15 g fresh basil leaves
- 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 30 ml red wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F).
Cut the crusty bread into bite-sized cubes (about 2 cm) and spread them on a baking sheet.
Drizzle the bread cubes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, toss to coat, and bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Remove and set aside to cool.
In a large salad bowl, combine the halved cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, thinly sliced red onion, and kalamata olives.
In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining olive oil (about 4 tablespoons), red wine vinegar, minced garlic, dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper until well combined.
Add the toasted bread cubes to the salad bowl along with the fresh basil leaves.
Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently to combine, ensuring all the ingredients are evenly coated.
Let the salad sit for 10-15 minutes at room temperature to allow the flavors to meld and the bread to absorb some of the dressing.
Serve immediately as a light meal or as a side dish. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
1604 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 89.0 g | 114% | |
| Saturated Fat | 13.0 g | 65% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 5351 mg | 233% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 182.7 g | 66% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 13.5 g | 48% | |
| Total Sugars | 14.1 g | ||
| Protein | 31.8 g | 64% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 258 mg | 20% | |
| Iron | 11.9 mg | 66% | |
| Potassium | 1211 mg | 26% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
