Panzanella Salad Recipe - Great Italian Chefs

Ingredients

• 8 slices of stale bread, rustic-style, cut into chunks
• 1 cucumber, trimmed and cubed
• 4 tomatoes, ripe, thinly sliced (plus extra to serve)
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• basil leaves, torn into small pieces
• 100ml of extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tbsp of red wine vinegar
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• 00 flour, for coating
• salt
• pepper