Tomato, bread, sumac and basil

There are many versions of this salad to be found around the Mediterranean, from Italy’s panzanella through to Tunisia’s fatoush. Mine is very simple and is best served as one of several salads on a table. You can make it much more substantial by adding lots of peeled diced cucumber, grilled (broiled) peppers, radishes and lettuce. The bread needs to be a few days old – like breadcrumbs, which were always made at home when I was a child, it’s a good way to use up stale bread instead of thro