Tomato and Sourdough Bread Salad - David Lebovitz

Name: Tomato and Sourdough Bread Salad - David Lebovitz
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Greek
Ingredients: 4 cups roughly torn 1-inch pieces of sourdough bread; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 1/4 tsp coarse salt, plus more to taste; Freshly ground black pepper; 2-3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced; 6 tbsp red wine vinegar, plus more to taste; 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more to taste; 8 medium tomatoes; 1 large cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise and seeded (as you can see, I thinly sliced); 3/4 cup pitted black olives (the author prefers kalamata olives); 1 red onion, peeled and diced; 1 packed cup mixed coarsely chopped fresh basil, mint and flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 pound feta cheese

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:43:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories376.8 kcal (19%)

Total Fat28.1 g (40%)

Carbs23.4 g (9%)

Sugars5.3 g (6%)

Protein8.9 g (18%)

Sodium852.4 mg (43%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

4 cupssourdough bread

roughly torn, 1-inch pieces

1 tspdijon mustard

1 ¼ tspcoarse salt

plus more to taste

freshly ground black pepper

2garlic cloves

peeled and finely minced

6 Tbspred wine vinegar

plus more to taste

⅔ cupextra virgin olive oil

large, peeled, halved lengthwise and seeded, as you can see, I thinly sliced

¾ cuppitted black olives

the author prefers kalamata olives

1red onion

peeled and diced

1 cupfresh basil

mixed, coarsely chopped

mint

flat-leaf parsley

0.5 poundfeta cheese

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread the bread pieces on a baking sheet and toast until deep golden brown, about 15 minutes, stirring once or twice as they’re toasting. Set aside to cool.

Step 2

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the mustard, salt, pepper to taste, garlic, vinegar and olive oil.

Step 3

3. Remove the stems from the tomatoes, slice in half and squeeze out the juice. Cut them into 1-inch pieces. Cut them into 1-inch pieces. Cut the cucumber into 1/2-inch pieces.

Step 4

4. Add the tomatoes and cucumber to the bowl with the dressing. Mix in the olives, onion, herbs and bread pieces and toss well. Taste and add more salt, oil and vinegar to your liking.

Step 5

5. Crumble the feta over the top in large chunks and toss briefly. Let stand 1-2 hours before serving.