Side salad
Italian Tomato and Bread Salad
An easy salad with fresh tomatoes and crusty bread. Add some fresh herbs and Maleny Cuisine Italian Style Dressing for a delicious low sodium, low fat salad. Low sodium, low fat, egg free (gluten free if using gluten free bread). Serves 4 as a side salad.
Made with Maleny Cuisine Italian Style Dressing
Ingredients
- 4 slices of crusty bread
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Maleny Cuisine Italian Style Dressing
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- A garlic clove, crushed
- Pepper
- 120g baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- Half a small red onion, thinly sliced
- A handful of fresh parsley and basil
- 100g feta cheese, crumbled
- Optional — olive oil
Method
- Lightly brush both sides of the bread with olive oil. Grill the bread on both sides until lightly toasted. Remove the bread from the grill and tear into bite size pieces. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix the balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, crushed garlic and the Maleny Cuisine Italian Style Dressing. Mix well. Optional: add a drizzle of olive oil.
- Add the spinach, cherry tomatoes and onion to the dressing. Toss together well and crush up some of the tomatoes into the dressing. Tear the parsley and basil leaves and add to the salad mix.
- Place the grilled bread into the bowl with the salad. Toss lightly.
- Arrange the salad on a serving platter and sprinkle with the feta cheese.