Warm Tomato & Basil Italian Salad

• • 200 g croutons
  • 500 g tomatoes
  • 3 cloves of garlic (preferably cherry tomatoes)
  • 1 handful fresh basil
  • 5 Tbsp olive oil
  • 50 g kalamata olives
  • Salt & pepper to taste

• • To assemble, mix all the ingredients together: the sweet baked tomatoes, the croutons, kalamata olives and basil & garlic sauce

• • Cut the tomatoes (cherry tomatoes or medium-small ones) in half and lay them on a baking tray over a parchment paper
  • Sprinkle some olive oil and salt on top
  • Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes
  • Cut the bread into cubes, mix them with some olive oil and bake them for 10 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (until they get crunchy and golden)
  • Cut some pitted kalamata olives in half
  • For the sauce, finely chop the fresh basil and the garlic, mix them with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste