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Cialledda (Southern Italian Bread Salad)
Cialledda is a southern Italian bread salad from both Basilicata and Puglia. It's a refreshing and delicious salad made with stale bread, cucumber, tomato, onion and lots of fragrant oregano. Perfect for summer and so easy to make!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 98 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 2 large slices (100g/3.5oz) crusty bread
- ¼ cup (60ml) water
- 7 oz (200g) cucumber or Carosello
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cut the bread into cubes and add it to a bowl. Add the water and let the bread sit while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Peel the cucumber, cut it in half and remove the seeds. Cut it into cubes and add it to a mixing bowl.
- Finely slice the onion and chop the tomatoes and add them to the bowl with the cucumber. Add the bread, oregano, olive oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
- Toss everything together until well combined.
- The salad can be eaten immediately but tastes even better after resting for a few hours.
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Notes
- Stale bread - if your bread isn't stale you won't need to add much, if any water. If your tomatoes are really juicy there will be enough moisture to soak into soft bread. Good quality ingredients - as with most things the quality of the ingredients make a big difference here. Ripe juicy tomatoes, good bread, dried oregano and a good olive oil make all the difference.
- Stale bread - if your bread isn't stale you won't need to add much, if any water. If your tomatoes are really juicy there will be enough moisture to soak into soft bread.
- Good quality ingredients - as with most things the quality of the ingredients make a big difference here. Ripe juicy tomatoes, good bread, dried oregano and a good olive oil make all the difference.
Nutrition Information
Calories
98kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Sodium
11mg
(0%)
Potassium
330mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
803IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 98kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 330mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 803IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.