CHERRY ON TOP BREAD SALAD

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June 3, 2020

This is a cherry tomato bread salad, but in spring time make it with a cherry on top – because cherries with cherries is wonderful, and cherry tomato bread salad with cherries is the ulimtae cherry on top situation. 

serves 4 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups country wheat bread, crust off, toasted in broiler or on bbq
  • 1 basket cherry tomatoes, whole
  • 1 basket cherries, pitted (optional) in season 
  • 1 leek, sliced thin
  • 1 jalopeno pepper, sliced thin
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 
  • salt to taste

Instructions

Saute leek and jalopeno pepper in oil, until translucent, season lightly with salt.

Break the toasted bread into smaller cubes, toss tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes (and or cherries if using), and the cooked leek, chili mix with the bread, and bake in a 400 degree, preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to bursts, but not so long it becomes a mess. Still whole, slightly bursting at the seams. 

While the bread is baking, pick some arugula in the yard.

Say what?

There is no arugula growing in you yard?

Plant some! Then toss in the arugula gently with the warm bread salad, sprinkle with vinegar and taste for salt.

I am EXCELLENT served with pork belly, roast chicken or vegetables. 

Photo and Food Styling by Mimi Newman