Monday, July 11, 2011

Bread Salad

1 loaf French bread cubed in larger bite-sized pieces.
3 large tomatoes or 5 roma tomatoes or 1 pint grape tomatoes (depends on what is available)
1/2 of a large red onion
1 can sliced black olives
1 large cucumber
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
2/3 cup oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup shredded Italian cheese mix

Directions:
First you need to toast the bread so...you can either toast it in slices on a grill before you cube it, OR you can just put it on a baking sheet after you have cubed it and toast it until most of them are a darker brown. You want them pretty toasty, so that they maintain some texture and shape in the salad.

Place the bread in a large bowl. Cut up the veggies in bite sized chunks. Make sure you leave the onions in larger pieces. If they are too small they fall to the bottom of the bowl and no one gets any in their salad.
Mix the veggies and bread together.

In a separate bowl mix the dressing mix, oil and vinegar. Pour over salad and let stand for at least 30 minutes and then serve.