The salad is Ina Garten’s recipe for the beloved dish served at the Charlie Bird restaurant in New York City. It’s a ...

The classic summer dish features ripe tomatoes, day-old bread, olive oil, garlic and a splash of vinegar. It comes together in minutes, and it gets bonus points for being Ina Garten -approved.

Ina Garten: And every year we would pack up the orders Wednesday night so people could come in Thursday morning. And I would use the van out-- out-- next to the store as a refrigerator.

Garten starts by soaking her mussels in water seasoned with a bit of flour, which helps to get rid of any sand. You also want to make sure that any beards on the shells are removed before you ...