Mega Italian Salad

Name: Mega Italian Salad
Ingredients: 3 slices white sandwich bread (, ~1.75 cm / 3/4" thick, crust off, cut into cubes (Note 1); 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 pinches salt; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar (Note 2); 4 tsp freshly grated parmesan (Note 1); 2 tsp sugar (any); 1/4 tsp each garlic powder; 1/4 tsp dried basil; 1/4 tsp chilli flakes (red pepper flakes), optional); 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper; 1 head cos / romaine lettuce (, chopped into large or small bite size pieces (Note 3); 2 large tomatoes (, cut into 6 to 8 wedges, then each wedge in half); 1/2 green capsicum/bell pepper (, 1.5cm / 2/3" cubes); 1/2 red onion (, finely sliced); 1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives (Note 4); 1/4 cup (tightly packed) finely grated parmesan

As seen on

RecipeTin Eats

Total Time

25 minutes

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Rating

(22)

Ingredients

6 servings

3 slices white sandwich bread (, ~1.75 cm / 3/4" thick, crust off, cut into cubes (Note 1)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 pinches salt
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar (Note 2)
4 tsp freshly grated parmesan (Note 1)
2 tsp sugar (any)
1/4 tsp each garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp chilli flakes (red pepper flakes), optional)
1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 head cos / romaine lettuce (, chopped into large or small bite size pieces (Note 3)
2 large tomatoes (, cut into 6 to 8 wedges, then each wedge in half)
1/2 green capsicum/bell pepper (, 1.5cm / 2/3" cubes)
1/2 red onion (, finely sliced)
1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives (Note 4)
1/4 cup (tightly packed) finely grated parmesan

Kid-Friendly Baking Beginner Italian ...

How would you rate this recipe?

Preparation

Inline ingredients (beta)

Cook mode (keeps screen awake)

Click to complete

Step 1

Croutons: Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan). Toss bread with oil and salt. Spread on a tray and bake 15 minutes, stirring twice, until golden and fully crisp. Cool on tray.