Italian tomato and bread salad

A beautiful salad of crunchy ciabatta tossed with juicy ripe tomatoes and anchovies

Italian tomato and bread salad

Italian tomato and bread salad

Serves Serves 4
Time Cooks In10 minutes plus drying time
DifficultySuper easy
Nutrition per serving Plus
  • Calories 490 25%
  • Fat 31.6g 45%
  • Saturates 5.3g 27%
  • Sugars 12.4g 14%
  • Protein 14.3g 29%
  • Carbs 36.1g 14%
Of an adult's reference intake
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Ingredients

  • 200 g stale or part-baked ciabatta bread
  • 600 g ripe mixed tomatoes , roughly chopped
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 handful small capers , soaked and drained
  • 1 red onion , peeled, halved and very finely sliced
  • 280 g roasted peppers in olive oil , drained and roughly chopped
  • 8 anchovy fillets in olive oil , drained, optional
  • good-quality red wine vinegar
  • good-quality extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bunch fresh basil , leaves picked
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Method

  1. You’ll love this juicy summer side dish.
  2. Tear the ciabatta into thumb-sized pieces, then pop them on a tray in a warm place to dry out a little.
  3. Put the tomatoes into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and mix together. Add the capers, onion, peppers, bread and anchovies, if using. Mix again with your hands to really get the flavours going.
  4. Stir in 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar and about 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Have a taste and add more salt, pepper, vinegar or oil if you think it's needed.
  5. Tear the basil leaves over the salad, give it another good stir, and it’s ready to serve. Lovely on a hot summer’s day with barbecued meats or roast chicken.
  6. Tip: If you can’t get hold of ciabatta, any country-style bread will do.