Cialledda Materana (Matera-Style Bread Salad)
A recipe for Cialledda Materana (Matera-Style Bread Salad)! Pieces of bread are tossed with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, celery, red onion, and olives for a refreshing summer salad.
Servings 4 -6 Servings
Ingredients
- 250 grams (9 ounces) stale Matera bread or any rustic white bread with a dark crust
- 250 grams (9 ounces) cherry tomatoes roughly chopped
- 1/2 large long cucumber or 2 short green cucumbers, sliced
- 2 celery stalks roughly chopped
- 1 small red onion finely sliced
- handful of Materane olives or any black olives
- 100 milliliters (3 1/2 fluid ounces) extra virgin olive oil
- handful of oregano leaves or 1 tablespoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Cut the bread into large chunks, place in a bowl and cover with cold water to soften.
- Squeeze out the excess water and put the bread in a large salad bowl.
- Add the tomato, cucumber, celery, onion and olives, and toss everything together.
- Season with the olive oil, oregano and a sprinkle of salt.
- Place the cialledda in the fridge for 30 minutes for the flavours to develop, then serve.