Italian Bread Salad - Today's Parent

Ingredients

• 2/3 loaf day-old or older Italian bread, or French bread
• 2 cups peeled, diced English cucumber
• 1 medium red or green sweet pepper, cut into 1/2-in. dice
• 2 large ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, or balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper