This classic Italian salad literally explodes with color and intense flavor. E ven during the dead of winter, this Italian bread salad, made with tomatoes and day-old bread, is a refreshing respite from many of the heavy dishes you expect this time of the year.
Italian cooks waste nothing.
And this was one way to utilize stale bread and prolific vegetables from the garden. A good Italian bread will absorb all the strong, wonderful flavors you can throw at it and still hold its shape when tossed. As simple as it may seem, bread-making requires patience, skill, and time. For this reason, many cooks in Italy prefer to buy bread from the baker. And that's just what I want you to do.