227gStale bread cut into thick 1" slices2.5cm cubes
2tspFresh minced garlic
¼cupOlive oil
20Tomatoes
20largeBasil leaves
½tspCoarse sea salt
Vinaigrette Dressing
½cupOlive oilextra virgin
1tspfresh chopped garlic
¼cupWine vinegar
½tspSalt
⅛tspPepper
Fresh oregano
Instructions
Croutons
Combine fresh minced garlic and olive oil in a bowl.
Brush the garlic, oil mixture onto the bread slices.
Sprinkle coarse salt onto the bread.
Toast bread and cut into 1" / 2.5cm cubes
Salad
Cut tomatoes and other ingredients that will be part of your salad
Salt and pepper to taste. The salt will also extract the vegetable juices. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Add chopped fresh herbs.
If your salad still needs more liquid, add a combination of extra virgin olive oil and a wine vinegar in a 2:1 olive oil to vinegar ratio. (Balsamic vinegar tends to be a little heavy for this salad so I don't use it.) DO NOT OVERPOWER YOUR DELICIOUS TOMATO JUICE BY ADDING TOO MUCH DRESSING!