4 rustic cherry salad Recipes

french bread , halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups), extra-virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, hothouse (seedless ) cucumber, peeled, red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, halved and cut into 1/4-inch dice, celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice, carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice, diced (1/4-inch) red onion, ripe plum tomatoes , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, halved yellow cherry or pear tomatoes, whole fresh basil leaves , coarsely torn, whole fresh mint leaves , coarsely torn, red-wine vinegar, hard-cooked eggs, chopped (for garnish )

onion, quartered, celery ribs, with leaves, carrots, peeled and halved, parsley sprigs and 2 bay leaves, salt , to taste, peppercorns, boneless chicken-breast halves, 6 oz each, sized fennel bulbs, cored (ferns reserved and chopped), tender green beans (stem ends trimmed), blanched, ripe cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, halved, capers, drained, black olives (nicoise or gaeta), whole flat-leaf parsley leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, sunshine vinaigrette

french bread, cubed, pecans, chopped (or walnuts), dried cherries, chopped, stalk celery, trimmed and diced, canola oil, raspberry vinegar, honey, water, curry powder