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Ingredients

• 3 slices day old French bread, crusts removed
• 2 pounds vine-ripe medium tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 2 small kirby cucumbers, coarsely chopped
• 1 red or yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups tomato juice or water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon Spanish paprika
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
• cilantro
• 1/2 lemon, juiced