Keeping it simple seems to always do the trick. All the juicy flavors this effortless salad brings together is certainly satisfying. The crusty Italian bread soaks up just enough juice from the olive oil and vinegar making every bite burst with flavor. You can pair this salad with some tuna to make your light and fresh, yet completely appeasing lunch complete. Once rinsed, all the tuna needs is a drizzle of olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and sprinkle of: salt, pepper, and dried oregano.

Serve with a side of tuna in lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano.
Ingredients

• 1/2 sweet onion, sliced

• 2 tomatoes, cut into pieces

• 1 cucumber, sliced

• stale or crusty Italian bread, cut into cubes

• salt

• pepper

• olive oil

• optional: 2 cloves garlic, chopped

• optional: red wine or balsamic vinegar

For Tuna:

• 2 cans of yellowfin tuna, drained and rinsed

• salt

• pepper

• oregano

• 1 lemon, juice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°

2. Use Italian bread that is going stale and cut into cubes. Spread out in a single layer onto a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss. Bake for 10 minutes or until the bread is toasted and golden.

3. In the meantime, clean and cut your tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions. Place these in a large mixing bowl. Adding a couple cloves of garlic and some fresh basil is a nice option if you'd like those flavors in your salad.

4. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. The olive oil alone is enough but also adding vinegar makes a nice dressing. Your choice to also add vinegar. Mix well to combine, you may add more olive oil if it seems dry. Taste to see if you need more salt. Cucumbers and tomatoes need more salt than you think, feel free to be liberal with your sprinkling and add more as needed. Set aside.

5. Now prepare your tuna. Open drain and rinse with water. Squeeze out all the water transfer into a small mixing bowl.

6. Drizzle with olive oil then season with salt, pepper and oregano. Finish by squeezing fresh lemon juice over top and mix to combine.

7. About 5 to 10 minutes before serving everything to the table, added a few handfuls of the toasted bread into your tomato and cucumber mixture, toss well.
   

   
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