Grilled Bread Salad With Tomatoes And Parmigiano Recipes

GRILLED BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Place a small saucepan over medium heat and add the butter. When it's about half melted, throw in the garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the garlic to take on a little bit of color. Remove from the heat and brush this mixture on both sides of each slice of bread.
• 2. Oil the grill racks. Preheat your grill using all burners set on high and with the lid closed for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 3. Place the bread on the grill, close the lid, and cook, turning once, until well marked. Careful here; depending on the moisture content of the bread, this could happen as quickly as 2 minutes (or about 1 minute on each side), but it usually takes about 4 minutes. Place the tomatoes on the grill, close the lid, and cook for a few minutes per side.
• 4. Remove the bread to a cutting board, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the tomatoes, onion, olive oil, vinegar, herbs, salt, and pepper. Toss gently with your hands to combine. Taste and adjust the seasonings if you desire. Serve at room temperature.

BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, basil and onion. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients; drizzle over bread mixture. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

TOMATO AND GRILLED-BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. Brush bread slices on both sides with 2 tablespoons oil. Grill until lightly charred on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut into large cubes.
• In a large bowl, toss bread cubes with tomatoes, cucumber, and basil. Drizzle with vinegar and remaining 1/4 cup oil, and season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine, and serve.

GRILLED BREAD SALAD WITH PEPPERS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat a grill to medium. Grill the bread for a minute or two on each side, so it crisps and chars slightly. (If you are grilling other foods at another heat level you can still add the bread¿the goal is just to crisp and char it a bit.)
• While the bread crisps, combine the tomatoes, peppers, parsley and green onions. Season well with salt and pepper. Add the olive oil and vinegar and toss again.
• Place the arugula on top of the tomato mixture. Crumble the bread on top, leaving most of it in large pieces. Toss very gently, taking care not to crush the bread.

GRILLED BREAD WITH TOMATO-GINGER SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the red onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool slightly, then roughly chop.
• Mix the ginger, cayenne and lime juice in a medium bowl, then stir in the onion, tomatoes and cilantro. Let sit at least 20 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat a grill to medium high. Brush the bread with olive oil and season with salt. Grill until warmed through and lightly charred, about 2 minutes per side; brush with more olive oil. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the tomato salad and toss. Spread the bread with yogurt and top with the tomato salad.

GRILLED BREAD SALAD WITH TOMATOES AND PARMIGIANO

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot gas or charcoal grill. Brush the bread with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and grill until golden on both sides, about 4 minutes total. Rub the cut side of the garlic lightly across both sides of the bread and sprinkle lightly with salt. Let cool slightly, then tear into bite-size chunks.
• Combine the vinegar, shallot, remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, a few good pinches of salt, and a few grinds of black pepper in a medium bowl. Add the tomatoes and basil leaves and toss gently to coat. Add the bread, toss gently again (use your hands for best results), and set aside for at least 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, use a vegetable peeler to make shards out of the Parmigiano.
• When you're ready to serve, toss in the arugula and about two-thirds of the Parmigiano. Taste the salad and add more salt, vinegar, or olive oil as needed.
• Garnish with the remaining Parmigiano and lots of black pepper.

TUSCAN BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

Steps:

• Make a vinaigrette of the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Mix the other ingredients together in a bowl with the vinaigrette and garnish with parsley. Let sit 15 minutes before serving, so the bread absorbs the dressing.

GRILLED BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Start gas or charcoal grill, or preheat broiler; rack should be 4 to 6 inches from heat source. Cut bread lengthwise into quarters. Grill or broil the bread, watching carefully and turning as each side browns and chars slightly; total time will be less than 10 minutes. Remove, and set aside.
• While bread cools, mix together next five ingredients in a large bowl. Mash tomatoes with back of a fork to release all of their juices. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut bread into 1/2- to 1-inch cubes (no larger), and toss them with the dressing.
• Let bread sit for 20 to 30 minutes, tossing occasionally and tasting a piece every now and then. The salad is at its peak when the bread is fairly soft but some edges remain crisp, but you can serve it before or after it reaches that state. When it's ready, stir in basil or parsley, and serve.

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA SALAD ON GRILLED TOMATO HERB BREAD

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl combine diced tomato, 1 tablespoon oil, lemon juice, mustard, 2 large cloves of garlic finely chopped, and dried basil. Mix well and let stand for five minutes. Add tuna, celery, and fresh basil to tomato mixture and combine well. Cover and refrigerate for one to two hours or overnight. Stir before serving.
• In another medium bowl, add remaining fresh basil, fresh oregano, and vinegar. Mix well and let stand for 10 minutes. Add onion and remaining garlic. Set aside.
• Rinse fresh green beans well and snap ends off. Drop beans into medium pot of boiling water just until they begin to get tender. Drain green beans. Add drained beans, red pepper strips and cherry tomatoes to herb vinegar mixture. Mix well and refrigerate for one hour.
• When ready to serve, drizzle olive oil on bread slices, grill lightly, and than arrange of large platter. Stir tuna salad and mound on top of grilled bread slices. Add remaining olive oil, salt and pepper to green bean mixture. Combine well and spoon green bean mixture around grilled bread slices with tuna. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.

GRILLED TOMATO, ONION, AND BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Brush the onion slices and tomatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and set aside. Drizzle another 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the cubed bread in a large bowl. Sprinkle with thyme, salt, and pepper; toss well. Skewer the bread cubes with metal skewers.
• Grill bread on preheated grill until golden brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Grill onions and tomatoes until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Chop the roasted onions and tomatoes into large pieces, and place into a large bowl along with the toasted bread, cucumber, and basil. Whisk the vinegar together with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to make a dressing. Pour over the salad, and toss to coat.