Recipe - Italian Bread Salad

10 Slices; 1inch thick
; Italian style
; bread, crust
; removed 2 days
; oldstale
4 cup Ice water
5 Ripe plum tomatoes; peeled
and cut into
; large pieces
1 small Red onion; small dice
15 Basil leaves; ripped
12 Pitted black olives; oil
cured
3 tablespoon Red wine vinegar
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1/3 cup Olive oil
Salt and fresh ground pepper

Break bread into large pieces and soak in 4 cups ice water, about 6 to 8
minutes, gently turning over twice. Squeeze bread to remove water and break
into 1inch pieces and place in a clean bowl. To this add tomatoes, onion,
basil and olives. In a small bowl combine vinegar, garlic and oil (mix
well). Pour over bread mixture. Stir together all ingredients and season
with salt and several grinds of black pepper. Mix well and serve. Garnish
with fresh basil leaves.

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