Herb croutons
Crisp oven-baked bread cubes for soups and salads
Golden, crunchy cubes of day-old bread, brushed with olive oil and baked with parsley. Scatter them over any soup just before serving, or toss them through a salad. Swap the parsley for garlic powder to make garlic croutons.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a baking tray.
Step 2: Cut the crusts off 4 bread slices and cut the slices into 2.5 cm squares.
Step 3: Spread the bread pieces on the tray in one layer and brush them with 2 tbsp olive oil.
Step 4: Sprinkle over 2 tsp fresh parsley (or 1 tsp garlic powder for garlic croutons).
Step 5: Bake for 15–20 minutes, turning the pieces once halfway, until golden brown and crisp right through. They crisp up a little more as they cool.
15 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 95 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 11 g
- Fat
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does herb croutons take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of fresh parsley?
- Fresh coriander or chives, same amount.
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