This recipe is for you if you a) hate store-bought croutons
and think they taste like cardboard and b) like easy recipes and c) love salad.
This is dedicated to you Missy, who, in a recent spaghetti and salad post, confessed your dire hatred for pre-packaged croutons. And it's totally your style because it’s frickin’ e-a-s-y!
All you need is some good bread. French bread, sour dough,
crusty wheat, whatever. This is the perfect thing to do with day or two old bread. Cut it into 1 inch cubes and throw them in a plastic
baggie. Shake the bread cubes with a generous drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic
powder and oregano or parsley. Spread them on a baking sheet and bake on 350 until
golden brown. (the only hard part is you can't get busy and forget to watch them like I did, below. Good thing I had extra bread!) Pull them out and let them cool and harden. These last for at
least a week stored in a sealed plastic bag so you can use them all week in
your salads.
 |
| Cut... |
 |
| Toss... |
 |
| Burn... oops. Don't be like me. Let's try that again. |
 |
| Perfect. |
 |
| Clearly the Croutons are the star of this Caesar Salad. |
To make the semi-homeade Caesar salad above, slice some
romaine lettuce, roast some garlic (wrap a head of garlic in tinfoil and bake
at 350 for 45 min, cool, then peel), add some grilled chicken, homemade
croutons, a slice of lemon and toss with your favorite Caesar dressing.
