Bread Salad with Roasted Tomatoes and Capers
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 cups diced baguette (1/2 inch)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 European seedless cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup pitted Calamata olives
- 2 teaspoons drained capers
- 6 caperberries, halved lengthwise (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a medium glass baking dish, toss the tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, the garlic and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
- On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the bread with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
- Bake the tomatoes and bread for about 10 minutes, or until the the tomato skins are just beginning to split and the bread is golden.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the lemon juice with the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
- Add the cucumber, olives, capers, caperberries, basil, tomatoes and bread and toss.
- Serve at room temperature.
grape tomatoes, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, thyme, kosher salt, baguette, lemon juice, cucumber, olives, capers, caperberries, basil
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/bread-salad-with-roasted-tomatoes-and-capers (may not work)