Italian Bread Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 slices bread, crusts removed
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 head romaine lettuce, separated and shredded
• 2 endive, sliced into rounds
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, grated
• 2 vine tomatoes, sliced into wedges
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the bread into 1in cubes.
• 2 place in a shallow salad bowl and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
• 3 stir well to allow the bread to soak up the olive oil.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix the remaining olive oil with the vinegar, and season to taste.
• 5 add the lettuce, endive, onion, carrots, tomatoes and celery to the salad bowl, then drizzle with the dressing and toss gently. taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve immediately.