A light, refreshing caprese style salad with chicken, tomatoes french bread, basil and mozzarella cheese. Perfect for a main dish or served as a side dish.
Serves: 10 cups
Ingredients
1 9 oz loaf french bread baguette or sour dough or Italian
3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
4 cups cherry tomatoes
8 oz mozzarella balls
6 oz chicken, cooked, cut up into bite size pieces
1 bunch basil leaves
balsamic glaze
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Cut bread in half horizontally. With a pastry brush, brush 2 tablespoons olive oil on both sides of the bread. Cut the bread into bite size pieces and place on a baking sheet. Bake in oven for 8 -10 minutes until golden, flipping a couple of times. Let the bread cool.
Meanwhile in a bowl, add tomatoes, mozzarella, chicken, basil and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix until combined. Toss in bread. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Note: I added the balsamic glaze directly to the served salad to prevent the salad from getting soggy. The salad is good the next day too.