The ol' homestead

To make the salad:

Preparing the bread:Chop bread into 1/2 cubes and toast lightly in oven for 15 minutes -you want chewy not crunchy.

Assemble: About 30 minutes before you serve, add bread cubes and toss.

Ok, here are my changes: First I didn't have any squash ready from the garden so I used some new potatoes from the garden, I just boiled some golf ball sized ones and used them. I also ommitted the red wine vinegar opting instead for browning some garlic in olive oil and using that as a dressing. I cut most ingredients back to half so as to make a smaller amount. I also did not add green olives but did add some fresh grated parmesan (not the powder kind in a plastic can) And lastly I used our fresh milled whole wheat bread as the bread because it is chewy and does not get soggy like store bought bread and it worked out wonderful. If you want a yummy but different than the regular old garden salad -you will just have to try this!