Tomato/bread salad

9 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 small stale ciabatta, crust removed
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 500 g vine ripened tomatoes
  • 1 bunch fresh basil, torn roughly
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 anchovy fillets, roughly chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Pre-heat your oven to 200c.
  2. 2
    Tear the bread into long strips and drizzle with the olive oil.
  3. 3
    Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toast in the oven 4-5 minutes or until crunchy on the outside, but still soft on the inside.
  4. 4
    SALAD: Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for about 30 seconds, remove the skins, cut in half.
  5. 5
    Place a seive over a bowl, and squeeze the seeds and juice through this.
  6. 6
    Discard the seeds.
  7. 7
    Cut the remaining flesh into largish chunks and add this to the juice.
  8. 8
    Place the torn basil, a good pinch of salt and the garlic in a mortar and pestle.
  9. 9
    Pound to a pulp.
  10. 10
    Gradually add the oil whisking, then season to taste.
  11. 11
    Remove the bread from the oven and place in a large bowl.
  12. 12
    Add the tomato flesh and juice and the dressing; toss.
  13. 13
    Add the anchovies and parsley and serve.

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