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Tuscany Harvest Salad, one of the tastiest late summer dishes

Person Name: Gina Campbell, Junior Chef, The John McIntyre Centre
Institute: The University of Edinburgh
Telephone: 0131 6512027   Email: klaus.knust@ed.ac.uk
Recipe Category: Vegetarian Main Meals
Portions: 4
Cost per portion:: 1

Ingredients (@ quantity):

Wolemeal baguette/ciabatta, stale and hard from the day before. @ 1/2 each;
Vine Tomatoes, very ripe and soft @ 8 each;
Black olives, dry cured pitted @ 100gr;
red onion, diced finely @ 100gr;
Basil leaves, torn @ 25GR;
Lemon juice of 1 lemon @ 1 each;
extra virgin olive oil @ 3tbs.;
garlic crushed and finely chopped @ 2 cloves;
Parmigiano Reggiano shavings @ 50gr;
sunflower seeds toasted @ 35gr;
Pumpkin seeds toasted @ 35gr;
Sakura cress/mustard Cress for garnish @ to taste;
Wild Rocket leaves @ to taste;
Sea salt @ 15gr;
Freshly Ground pepper @ to taste;
Balsamic vinegar aged @ 1 tbs.;

Method:

Cut the stale bread into 1 inch cubes and place in large bowl. Dice the washed tomatoes and pour with the juices over the bread. Do not mix. Add the red onions, the garlic, the basil and the olives over the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Rest for 10 minutes. Add the lemon juice, the Olive oil and the baslamic vinegar, mix carefully till all nice and moist. Divide the salad onto 4 large Pasta plates and shave with a potato peeler the parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the 4 plates, garnish with the seeds and sakura/ mustard cress and the rocket. Serve immediately. Bon Apetite

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