Insalata di Pane, Pomodoro e Basilico

Name: Insalata di Pane, Pomodoro e Basilico (Toasted Tuscan Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Basil)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: juice of ½ lemon; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed with a little sea salt; 1 kg (2.¼ lb) ripe fresh plum tomatoes (they must have a strong flavour); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 ciabatta loaf; a handful fresh basil leaves; 2 tablespoons best quality red wine vinegar; 250 ml (8 fl oz) extra virgin olive oil

Toasted Tuscan Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Basil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The River Café Cookbook

By Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers

Published 1995

About

Ingredients

1 ciabatta loaf
1 kg (2.¼ lb) ripe fresh plum tomatoes (they must have a strong flavour)<

Europe
Italy
Side dish
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 240°C/475°F/Gas 9, or the highest it will go.

Roughly tear the loaf into eighths and place on a baking tray. Bake in the oven until dry and toasted on the outside, but soft