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Bruschetta Salad with Lemon-Basil Dressing
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Brief Description
A popular Italian appetizer is transformed into a salad that's perfect for a crowd. It features crisp grilled garlic bread, sliced tomatoes, olives and a fresh basil dressing with a hint of lemon.
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Main Ingredient
tomatoes
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Category: Salads
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Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 0 min(s)
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Cook Time: 0 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Notes:
All of the ingredients can be prepared ahead of time, but wait until right before serving to assemble the salad so that the bread stays crisp. 160 cals, 10 g total fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 2.5 g protein, 15 g carbohydrates, 0 mg cholesterol, 245 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.
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Posted By: ecarr
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Posted On: Jun 06, 2012
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Ingredients:
- 1/4 cups - extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cups - slightly packed fresh basil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons - rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons - grated lemon peel
- 1 cloves - garlic, small
- 1/8 teaspoons - salt
- 1/8 teaspoons - pepper
- 1/2 cups - thinly sliced halved sweet onion
- 1 cloves - garlic, medium minced
- 1 tablespoons - extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 slices - artisan bread (1/4 halved
- 3 - medium assorted-color tomatoes (about 6 oz. each) sliced
- 1 cups - assorted-color cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/8 teaspoons - salt
- 1/8 teaspoons - pepper
- 1/2 cups - assorted pitted olives or Kalamata olives halved
Directions:
1. Blend all dressing ingredients in blender until smooth.
2. Soak onion in small bowl of ice water 20 minutes or until crisp; drain. Pat dry.
3. Meanwhile, heat grill. With side of knife, mash medium garlic clove on cutting board until paste forms. Combine with 1 tablespoon oil in small bowl; lightly brush over both sides of bread.
4. Grill bread, covered, over medium heat or coals 2 minutes or until lightly taosted, turning once and watching carefully. (Bread can be prepared 2 hours ahead.) Arrange in single layer on large platter. Arrange sliced tomatoes over bread, leaving edges of bread on outside of platter visible. Layer onions over tomatoes; top with cherry tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Scatter olives over all; drizzle with dressing.
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