Grilled Bread Salad

Bread salads are very popular in Italian cuisine and make a great use for leftover challah for Sunday lunch or dinner. What’s great about this salad is that you can prepare the summer-ripe tomatoes and dressing in advance, then simply grill the bread and mix in upon serving time. Sort of like the flavors of bruschetta but in salad format. For a dairy meal, add some feta or mozzarella cheese, if you like.

Grilled Bread Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 4 hours hrs 12 minutes mins

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Servings

6 Servings

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Ingredients

• 3 ripe tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice about 1 large lemon
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil divided
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup chopped fresh herbs such as basil and oregano
• 1 loaf Italian bread sliced diagonally into 2-inch slices

Instructions

• Dice tomatoes into desired size (we used grape tomatoes sliced in half). Slice red onion and place in bowl with tomatoes.
• Juice lemon over tomatoes, then add ¼ cup evoo, salt, and pepper. Allow flavors to marinate together by covering and refrigerating for at least 4 and for up to 24 hours. Brush remaining evoo over bread and grill for 2 minutes on high, until bread is golden. Cut bread into large chunks.
• Place tomatoes and onions in a serving bowl. Add fresh herbs and top with toasted bread. Alternatively, you can keep bread sliced and top with marinated tomatoes to serve bruschetta style, topped with fresh herbs.