Summer Vegetable Salad With Grilled Bread

Name: Summer Vegetable Salad With Grilled Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 4 slices day old French bread (about 1-inch thick each); 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; 2 large tomatoes; 1 red bell pepper; 1 yellow bell pepper; 1 red onion; 1 lb zucchini; 1 lb yellow squash; 1 cup cooked cannellini or 1 cup white beans; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

Submitted by JillAZ

"From Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2002. This is a very delicious salad. Great for a summertime main dish. You can grill everything ahead of time and just mix it all together at the last minute. Yummy!"

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 20
Serves:: 4

ingredients

Dressing
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
Salad
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
4 slices day old French bread (about 1-inch thick each)
¹⁄₈ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 large tomatoes
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red onion
1 lb zucchini
1 lb yellow squash
1 cup cooked cannellini or 1 cup white beans
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

directions

To make dressing:
Combine all dressing ingredients in a small jar. Cover tightly and shake.
Prep Veggies:
Cut tomatoes in half, core and seed.
Cut bell peppers into quarters. Seed.
Cut onion into 1/2 thick slices.
Slice zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
If using canned beans, drain and rinse.
Preheat grill.
Combine 1-1/2 teaspoons of olive oil and minced garlic clove in a small bowl.
Brush one side of each bread slice with garlic oil. Sprinkle with pepper.
Grill each bread slice for about 4 minutes per side or until golden. Set aside to cool.
Grill tomatoes, bell peppers, onion and squashes for about 4 minutes on each side or until tender. You may need to do this in two batches.
Allow veggies to cool slightly.
Cut bread slices into 1/2 inch cubes.
Coarsely chop all veggies and combine in a large bowl.
Add prepared dressing, beans, herbs and cubed toasted bread. Toss to coat with dressing and combine ingredients.
Sprinkle with cheese and serve.
Note: If you don't have white beans you can use red kidney beans with good results. This makes 4 main dish servings or 6 side servings.

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JillAZ

Cave Creek, 0

My DH and I live in Arizona. We have five children ages 24, 20, 16, and 14 year old twins. I LOVE to cook and find it a lot of fun and very relaxing. I have an extensive cookbook collection and enjoy reading them.  <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/BtoBHosts.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <a href=http://photobucket.com target=_blank><img src=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/tisht/freezer.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /></a> <a href=http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/?action=view?t=daringdingos.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/daringdingos.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /></a> <a href=http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/tisht/?action=view?t=tish2.jpg target=_blank><img src=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/tisht/tish2.jpg border=0 alt=Recipezaar Challenge 2008 /></a>

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