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The phrase "a bed of bread" is not a standard expression in written English and may be confusing to readers.
It could be used in a creative or metaphorical context, perhaps to describe a soft or comforting place made of bread, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "After a long day, I imagined sinking into a bed of bread, surrounded by the warm aroma of freshly baked loaves."
Alternatives: "a cushion of bread" or "a layer of bread".
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A recipe suggested by a friend involves roasting the bird on a bed of bread.
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Wash and dry a bed of lettuce, if you want to serve the egg salad without bread.
Cod cakes had a mealy texture from too much filler, oven-roasted prawns rested on a bed of gummy bread crumbs and eggplant cakes were heavy and bready.
Treat it as an appetizer or a light al fresco dinner and be blown away by the flavor of roasted berries and caramelized onions on a fluffy bed of bread.
Diners at tall counter-style tables can choose from a menu of about two dozen tapas, like tender calamari on a toasted baguette, two kinds of Spanish ham (jamón) and anchovies on a bed of chorizo-flavored bread crumbs.
At Smoke in Dallas, classic Texas barbecued brisket is shredded, mixed with onions and roasted green chilies, and served on a bed of crunchy corn-bread chunks that stand in for potatoes.
From the "simple grills" selection -- fish or shrimp served over a bed of greens with grilled bread and tomatoes -- salmon was sweet, tender, vigorously herbed and cooked not a moment too long.
Ginger-scallion duck needed more ginger to counter the richness of the duck meat, deep-fried sea scallops on a bed of greens were heavily breaded, and an order of duck fajitas brought a fatty duck stir-fry with hardened, lukewarm pancakes.
Carve the lamb and serve it on a bed of spinach, sprinkled with the bread crumbs.
The iskender kebab of minced lamb and beef gyro slices on a bed of yogurt sauce and diced bread was drowned in a tomato sauce that overpowered all other flavors.
These prawns also work well in a prawn salad with a mayonnaise based dressing, either served on a bed of greens or in a bread roll.
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