Crispy Crouton Salad

Name: Crispy Crouton Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps white or brown balsamic vinegar; 8 grams minced fresh basil; 8 grams minced fresh basil; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 84 grams cubed Italian bread; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 170 grams cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 0 teaspoons salt; 3 mediums tomatoes, chopped; 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

Crispy Crouton Salad is a lacto ovo vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 224 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe from Taste of Home requires tomatoes, basil, bell pepper, and bread. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes.

Instructions

Place bread cubes in a single layer in an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.

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Bread Cubes

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Baking Pan

Bake at 450° for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown, stirring twice. Cool.

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Oven

In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, mozzarella, yellow pepper and basil. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Yellow Pepper

Mozzarella

Tomato

Vinegar

Garlic

Basil

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Whisk

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Pour over salad and toss to coat.

Sprinkle with croutons.

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Servings:

3Tbsps

white or brown balsamic vinegar 8grams

minced fresh basil 8grams

minced fresh basil 2teaspoons

minced garlic 84grams

cubed Italian bread 6Tbsps

olive oil 170grams

cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese 0teaspoons

pepper 0teaspoons

salt 3mediums

tomatoes, chopped 1medium

sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Salad can be paired with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. You could try Vigilance Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.

Vigilance Chardonnay

At elevations ranging from 1,400 to 3,000 feet and located at the base of Mount Konocti, once an active volcano, the Red Hills AVA features rolling hills, red volcanic soils, and a lake effect breeze from Clear Lake, one of North America's oldest natural lakes. The fruit for this wine was 70% barrel fermented to create a creamy richness. A portion of the fruit was put through malo-lactic fermentation to add buttery layers and complexity to the wine. This golden straw colored wine has aromas of green apple and refreshing tropical flavors.