The weather gets warm, and bam I only want light lunches and dinners. I can barely be bothered to turn on my oven. Seriously, I’m that person.

Making bread salad, yea, you heard me— bread salad— is one of the easiest most flavorful things. Think Italian bruschetta meets, what whatever you have available in your fridge. You can go with tomato, basil and mozzarella, or you can do tomatoes, a not-too-salty white cheese and whatever fresh herbs you have.

Summer Bread Salad

Ingredients

• 3 cups Homemade croutons (toast instructions below)
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped Parsley
• 1 cup boiled cubed halloumi
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Balsamic vinegar

Directions

1. In a large bowl mix croutons, tomatoes, herbs and cheese
2. Toss with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt
3. Serve immediately to keep croutons crispy
4. ***For croutons: cut French or thick bread into large cubes, stir in olive oil to coat the croutons (optional, add garlic powder or dried herbs) coat with olive oil and air fry on 200C for 5-7 minutes until browned.