Crazy for Croutons

Hello World!


Thanks for keeping up with my blog and taking the time to follow me on my cooking adventures.  While being on break, it has been nice to have a bunch of free time to experiment with recipes and try new cooking related things. Every once in a while though, I just want to make something quick. Just because a dish can be made quick doesn't mean it has to be boring. That is what I set out to prove today when I made lunch. I made a salad, but decided to add a little something more to it by making homemade croutons! Their so simple to make, you'll want to make them each time you make salad!


Homemade Croutons
bread
olive oil
salt 
pepper


*Take any time of bread you want ( my family is a Wonderbread family), take off the crust, and cut into squares.
*Toss the bread in olive oil, salt, and pepper
*Bake bread at 375 degrees for roughly 6-10 minutes depending on size of bread
*Once golden brown, the croutons are done!


Thoughts on the recipe: I love making homemade croutons. They taste much better then the ones you buy at the grocery store. These croutons are simple way to add a little something more to your everyday salad.


I hope to show that through some of these recipes, you don't need to slave 45 minutes over making lunch just to try something new. Every once in a while, you can change 1 or 2 elements and make something  delicious. In my dish below, I laid  leftover chicken over some spring greens. I topped the salad with croutons, and drizzled some balsamic vinegar over the whole dish. It was a light, healthy, and delicious lunch that was elevated with some homemade croutons. Try them out next time you want to make a salad. You won't be disappointed.

                                          These croutons are a bit larger then I usually 
                                          make them, but they still taste great!