On the Bread Line

Seek out peasant dishes when you want to serve simple, delicious and low-cost dishes. This one is Italian and carries on the theme from the previous post, for in this recipe there will be tomato seeds one might NORMALLY throw away, not to mention stale bread, but very little is thrown out in the Goode household.
Tomato, Bread and Basil Salad
14oz/400g stale bread, brown or white,
4 large tomatoes, cut into chunks and seeds removed
1 red onion, thinly sliced
handful of basil leaves
4 tblsp ex.virg.olive oil and 2 tblsp white wine vinegar, 1/2 tsp sugar
Tear the bread into chunks and soak in cold water for an hour. Place prepared tomatoes in a bowl and add the onion. Squeeze the water from the bread and add to the the bowl. Make a dressing with the oil, vinegar and sugar and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pour over the salad and mix well. Chill for at least 2 hours then serve garnished with basil leaves.
Tip: Never throw away stale bread, blitz in a blender and then bag up and freeze to use for making bread sauce, coating rissoles, and for adding to any dish that needs breadcrumbs.