Refreshing summer salad

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 4 tomatoes
• 2 1 lettuce
• 3 1 spring onion (scallion)
• 4 Herbs of your choice
• 5 2 slices bread (optional)
• 6 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
• 7 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)
• 8 Fine (or table) salt
• Total weight: 900 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	5 min.	40 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Peel and cut into small pieces 4 tomatoes . Add a little salt and leave to stand while you prepare the other ingredients.
2	Prepare 1 lettuce, then cut into chiffonade and pour into a salad bowl.
3	Prepare and chop 1 spring onion (scallion).
4	Pour it into the bowl, then add the tomatoes...
5	... and chopped herbs (here parsley and chives).
6	Cut 2 slices bread into small pieces, and brown them in a small frying pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
7	Add the croutons to the bowl, pour in 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well. Serve chilled, but not too cold.

Remarks

The quantities of tomatoes and lettuce are only indicative, so don't hesitate to adapt them.
The croutons, if you use them, can be made with olive oil, in keeping with the recipe, or with butter, a little more gourmet.

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