Tomato Salad In A Bread Bowl

Ingredients

• 1 large round crusty peasant bread
• 1 large cucumber peeled
• 8 large plum tomatoes cut in 8 pieces
• 1 yellow pepper diced
• 1 c black olives chopped
• 12 c thinly sliced onion
• 1 tsp freshly minced garlic
• 1 c basil leaves washed and slivered
• coarse salt and pepper to taste
• 14 c extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Directions

1. Cut a thin slice off top of bread
2. Carefully cut out most of the inside of the bread leaving a shell
3. Tear insides into large irregular pieces
4. Toss lightly under broiler
5. Set aside