Tomato and Bread Salad

Name: Tomato and Bread Salad
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 8 ounces taralli; 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 packed cup fresh basil leaves, shredded

December 14, 2011

You might be familiar with this salad made with stale bread, but for some more texture and taste, try making it with taralli, often sold as pepper or fennel round bread biscuits at Italian specialty stores in the United States. Actually, taralli are small bread rounds, much in the style of bagels, which are baked and toasted to a crisp. It is a traditional food from Puglia, Calabria, and Basilicata. The story goes that the taralli were made specifically for the shepherds and workers to take to their fields. The taralli lasted and traveled well, and, once tossed with some condiments, they would revive and be delicious.

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