Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Basil

Recipes Ingredients:

1 Loaf (1 pound) Italian
2 tb Red Wine vinegar
-bread, cut into 1-inch 1/3
c Olive oil
-thick slices 1/4
c Minced basil
2 lg Tomatoes, cut into medium
Salt and ground black pepper
-dice

Recipe Instructions:

Dip each slice of Bread into a large bowl of cold water, then transfer to a colander set aside in the sink; let drain for 15 minutes. Gently squeeze each slice of Bread to remove excess water, then cut the slices into medium dice. Transfer Bread cubes to a large nonreactive bowl. Add the remaining ingredients including 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; toss the ingredients to combine. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Serve. Makes 8 servings.