Warm Bread Salad with Roasted Baby Artichokes and Marinated Crescenza

Name: Warm Bread Salad with Roasted Baby Artichokes and Marinated Crescenza
Ingredients: 8 ounces Crescenza cheese (a substitute is a buffalo or creamy mozzarella); 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1/2 teaspoon finely minced fresh thyme; 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, half finely chopped; 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lemon; 16 baby artichokes; 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 cups salad mix (use a hearty mix, i.e., with baby arugula, mizuna, radicchio, frisee); 1 loaf airy, day-old French bread (batard style), crust removed