The bread salad should also be chilled to contrast with the chicken, hot from the grill.

There was little conversation as we ate bread, then salad.

The dish that won my heart was the warm tomato, homemade mozzarella and bread salad.

That lemon-touched bread salad is splendid, a perfect partner for the succulent chop.

"The bread salad is a little like stuffing on the side," she said.

Panzanella, the bread salad with tomato, would make an excellent antipasto.

The appetizer that I'll return for is the tomato, homemade mozzarella and bread salad.

Her roast chicken with bread salad is a classic.

It isn't until you make your way to the Middle East that tomatoes start to disappear from bread salads, replaced by chickpeas.

This is especially true at this time of year, when good tomatoes - an ingredient in bread salads - are plentiful.