Download Tuscan bread salad - Bread
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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 goat̢۪s cheese.