Best Italian Bread And Tomato Salad Recipes

ITALIAN BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD

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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings, appetizer

Time 10m

Yield 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 pound coarse white bread like ciabatta
1 1/2 pounds ripe local tomatoes
1 small Kirby cucumber
8 ounces red onion
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Cut bread into 1/2-inch thick slices, then break up or cut up into 1/2-inch cubes. Place into large serving bowl.
Wash and trim tomatoes, and cut in quarters. Squeeze juice from tomatoes over the bread; then, dice the tomatoes in 1/2-inch cubes and stir into bread.
Scrub and trim cucumber, and slice thinly. Cut slices into match-sticks, and add to bowl.
Finely mince onion, and add. Drizzle oil and vinegar over ingredients, and mix well to moisten bread and meld ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 416, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 58 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 675 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams

PANZANELLA SALAD [ITALIAN TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD]

Panzanella Salad [Italian Tomato and Bread Salad] image

This is a very good salad, the only difference is the recipe calls for green olives but I use black olives instead. So i'm putting black olives but you use whatever you like. I hope you Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Provided by Zelda Hopkins

Categories Other Salads

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 c day old italian bread torn into bite size pieces
1/3 c olive oil
3 clove garlic, minced
1 pinch salt and pepper
1/4 c olive oil
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
4 medium ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
3/4 c red onion, chopped
10 small leaves basil,shredded
1/2 c black olives, pitted and halved [green if you prefer]
1 c fresh mozzerella, cut into bite size pieces

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl toss bread with 1/3 cup of olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. Lay bread on baking sheet and toast until golden. About 5 or 10 minutes, allow to cool slightly. While bread is in oven, Stir together 1/4 cup of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Gently toss together the bread, tomatoes, onion, basil,olives,and the mozzerella. Toss with vinaigrette and let stand for 20 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN TOMATO AND BREAD SALAD

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The old Italian recipes are the best! This one I remember my grandma making for us kids. At the time, we thought it was too ethnic to eat. Today, it is being made everywhere and is absolutely as delicious as I remember it to be.

Provided by Patricia Kutchins @Delisha

Categories Breads

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

6 - roma tomatoes
2 - onions
2 tablespoon(s) salt
1/4-1/2 cup(s) olive oil
1/4 cup(s) water
2 teaspoon(s) granulated garlic
3 slice(s) ciabatta bread toasted (or day old bread works well)
1 teaspoon(s) chopped fresh or dried basil

Steps:

Cut up the tomatoes into wedges.
Cut the onion into diagonal slices
Add salt and mix together
Use ¼ cup olive oil drizzled over the tomato mixture (add more if needed to moisten bread)
Pour in ¼ c water
Cut the ciabatta bread into chunk pieces and put in the salad
Add the garlic and basil and mix well.
Mix it all together until bread is soft and saturated with the olive oil mixture.
Let the flavors marinate in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before serving.