How to Make Bread Salad | Potluck Video

baguette

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: stale bread

Whole grain bread adds fiber, while stale bread reduces waste.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a milder flavor.

Cut half of a loaf of day old bread into thick slices about one inch thick.

Drizzle 3 tablespoons of olive oil over the bread slices and toss them around.

Add a little bit of salt and black pepper to the bread.

Place the bread on a sheet and toast in the oven for about 15 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Make the salad dressing by whisking together garlic, red wine vinegar, and olive oil.

Prepare the salad base by adding 1 cup of arugula, 2 ripe tomatoes, half of a thinly sliced red onion, and 1 cucumber sliced into ribbons.

Add the dressing to the salad base and toss with hands.

Tear in a few leaves of basil and toss in the toasted bread just before serving.

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