Bread Salad With Diced Chicken by Sanjeev Kapoor

Ingredients
•French loaf ,cut into small cubes 3 inch piece
•Boneless chicken breasts,boiled , cut into small cubes 2
•Olive oil 6 tablespoons
•Vinegar 1 tablespoon
•Garlic 2-3 cloves
•Fresh basil leaves + a few for garnish 1/2 cup
•Salt to taste
•Tomatoes,seeded , cut into small pieces 2 medium
•Cucumber,seeded , cut into small pieces 1 large
•Lettuce leaves 4
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Spread the bread cubes in a shallow baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for ten minutes or until crisp and golden. Remove from oven and set aside. Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, basil leaves and salt in a food processor and blend at high speed for a few seconds to make a coarse paste. Transfer this paste into a large bowl. Add the bread cubes, chicken, tomatoes and cucumber and toss well. Let the salad stand for five minutes. This allows the bread to soften slightly. Line a serving dish with lettuce leaves, transfer the salad into it. Garnish with basil leaves and serve immediately