3 michelle french crust Recipes

thick slices french bread, crusts removed, cold water, blanched whole almonds, roughly chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped, kirby cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped, champagne or rice vinegar, sugar, scallions, roughly chopped, extra virgin olive oil, more or less) iced cold water, salt and freshly ground white pepper, garnish: seeded finely diced cucumber , chives and finely diced seeded red bell pepper

half of recipe above, dayold dried good quality bread such as a nutty unsweetened whole wheat bread (italian ) or a sourdough or a tuscan bread or a country french bread, cut into 1inch chunks, crusts left on, extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmesan or pecorino romano for garnish