Tuscan bread salad

Name: Tuscan bread salad
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 12 slices baguette, cut about 1cm thick; 1 celery heart, with leaves; 2 lebanese cucumbers, unpeeled, sliced; 3 very ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 3 spring onion greens, sliced; 1 cup kalamata olives; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 ½ tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 cup small basil leaves; 100g marinated goat's cheese, cut into chunks

Lynne Mullins

October 19, 2011

Time:< 30 mins

Tuscan bread salad

Ingredients

12 slices baguette, cut about 1cm thick
1 celery heart, with leaves
2 lebanese cucumbers, unpeeled, sliced
3 very ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
3 spring onion greens, sliced
1 cup kalamata olives
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 ½ tbsp red wine vinegar
1 cup small basil leaves
100g marinated goat's cheese, cut into chunks

Method

Pre-heat oven to 200C. Toast bread slices in oven for 8-10 minutes until golden and crisp. Remove and when cool break into pieces.
Slice celery heart, reserving leaves, and add both to a large salad bowl. Add cucumbers, tomatoes, spring onions and olives.
Combine olive oil and vinegar in a small bowl and season to taste.
Pour over vegetables and toss gently. Add bread and basil and toss gently. Crumble over goatÃ¢€™s cheese.

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