Salad Croutons
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| salad croutons can be made easily and cheaply from scratch and they are |
| far |
| superior to the "cardboard" ones from the store. here's my "recipe". |
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| homemade salad croutons |
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| 4 cup | stale bread, any type, cut into 3/4 inch cubes |
| | note use stale bread only. fresh bread doesn't work as well and it's |
| | a |
| | great way to use leftover bread) |
| 1/3 cup | extra virgin olive oil |
| 2 tsp | dried oregano |
| 2 tsp | dried basil |
| 1/2 tsp | garlic powder |
| | salt and pepper to taste |
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| place bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet and lightly toast in |
| a 350 degree oven, turning once. do not over brown or they will be too |
| hard. they should be "barely" golden. transfer warm bread cubes to a large |
| bowl. toss with olive oil and seasonings. notes: other seasonings can be |
| substituted, according to your taste and what you're serving with the |
| salad, soup, etc. also, they can be kept at room temperature in a zip bag |
| for a couple of weeks. if you have day or two old bread and want to make |
| the croutons at a later date, put the bread in the freezer until you need |
| it. |
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| you will probably never buy "cardboard" croutons again!! |
| enjoy!! misschef |
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| (ID: 10152) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Wed, Nov 5, 2003 |