Rustic Bread And Tomatoe Salad

• 1 day old baguette or ciabatta loaf
• 12 calamata olives pitted (I usually slice these in half lengthwise)
• 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 large tomatoes chopped to bite size -or - 2 cups of cherry tomatoes halved
• Chopped fresh basil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Asiago and parmesan cheese
• Red wine vinegar
• Balsamic vinegar
• Olive oil.

1. SALAD MIX
2. Place tomatoes in a bowl add salt and pepper to taste and let sit to juice
3. Add cucmbers ,onions ,olives basil toss and let sit
4. Add 4 tbls rwv
5. add 2 tbls bv
6. add 1/2 cup olive oil
7. toss and let sit
8. BREAD
9. Cut baguette into bite size pcs.
10. In frying pan add butter and olive oil and fry pcs of bread to almost toasted.This may take 2 or 3 batches.While frying throw in salt pepper and some parmesan for extra flavor.
11. Let bread cool.
12. Toss into salad mix.
13. Add salt and pepper to taste.
14. Proved some asiago and parmesan for garnish.
15. Buon appetito

baguette, olives, red onion, cucumber, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt, parmesan cheese, red wine vinegar, vinegar, olive oil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/rustic-bread-and-tomatoe-salad-50098528 (may not work)