Italian Bread Salad With Strawberries And Tomatoes Recipes

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• Place the tomatoes and mozzarella in a large bowl. Put the garlic, mustard, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 1-cup glass measuring cup and slowly whisk in the 1/2 cup of olive oil. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining 1/3 cup of olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan until hot but not smoking. Add the bread cubes and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Saute over medium to medium-high heat for 5 to 8 minutes, tossing occasionally, until the bread is evenly browned and crisp. Add the warm bread to the tomatoes and mozzarella. Add enough of the vinaigrette to moisten all the ingredients. Add the basil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and toss carefully, adding more vinaigrette if necessary. Serve at room temperature.

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• For the dressing, whisk together garlic, shallot, vinegar, honey, pepper and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. While whisking, slowly drizzle in oil until all oil is incorporated.
• For the panzanella, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place bread cubes on rimmed baking pan and drizzle with oil; toss until all bread cubes are coated in oil. Transfer to oven and bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bread is dry and dark golden brown.
• Meanwhile, place tomatoes, salt, and pepper in large bowl; toss until well combined. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Add Stella® mozzarella cheese, strawberries, basil, toasted bread, and Dressing to bowl with tomatoes; toss until well combined.
• Serve immediately, or for best flavor, allow salad to sit at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.

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• Rub a peeled clove of garlic around a wooden salad bowl.
• Pull apart or chop the bread into bite-size pieces.
• In the prepared salad bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, garlic, basil and thyme. Add enough olive oil and vinegar to lightly coat, toss and serve.

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• If your bread is very hard, douse it with water first and saw it into a few pieces that will fit into a medium bowl. Cover with the onions. Pour on cold water to cover and let sit for 20 minutes. Lift the onions off the bread and rinse in a strainer. Drain the bread, squeeze out excess water and crumble the bread into a salad bowl.
• Add the tomatoes, basil, and parsley to the bowl. Mix together the vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil, and toss with the bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer before serving.

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• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Toss bread cubes with 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper on a large baking sheet until evenly coated; spread mixture into a single layer.
• Bake in preheated oven until toasted, about 10 minutes. Transfer toasted bread to a large bowl and mix with strawberries, tomatoes, feta cheese, and onion.
• Whisk 1/4 cup olive oil, vinegar, and honey in a small bowl; drizzle over bread and tomato salad. Toss to coat.
• Note: If not serving this immediately, wait to combine the bread with the rest of the salad as it will get soggy.

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• Brush both sides of bread with 1 tablespoon oil. Place on a baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Cut into 1-in. cubes. , In a large bowl, toss the bread cubes, tomatoes, cucumber, onions and cheese. Divide among four lettuce-lined salad plates. In a small bowl, whisk the vinegar, garlic, basil and remaining oil. Drizzle over salads. Serve immediately.

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• In a large bowl, whisk together oil and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes, cucumber, fennel, onion, and olives. Toss to combine. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• Heat broiler with rack set 4 inches from heat. On a baking sheet, toast bread until light brown on both sides, 1 to 2 minutes a side. Place the bread on a work surface and rub cut side of garlic against bread. Discard garlic. Cut bread into 2-inch pieces.
• To serve: Place bread in four shallow bowls. Top with tomato salad and scatter basil and cheese over top.

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• 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.

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• In a large bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, basil and onion. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients; drizzle over bread mixture. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.