Greek Croutons

Name: Greek Croutons
Ingredients: 2 cups bread cubes, made from day old rustic style bread (crusts removed if you like, we keep ours on); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; sea salt, to taste; fresh ground black pepper, to taste

8 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 cups bread cubes, made from day old rustic style bread (crusts removed if you like, we keep ours on)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
sea salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Prejeat oven to 375°F.
2

Put bread cubes in large bowl
3

In small saucepan, heat oil and garlic, over med heat, until garlic begins to color.
4

Cook garlic 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently and taking care to brown but not burn the garlic.
5

Pour the oil through a strainer onto cubed bread.
6

Gently toss until bread cubes are evenly coated.
7

Trasnfer to baking sheet and toast the bread in oven, fipping occasionally, until golden on all sides, and still somewhat soft in middle, about 12 minutes.
8

In the same bowl, mix remaining ingredients together and set aside.
9

Return to bowl while still warm and toss with remaining crouton ingredients.
10

Use with your favorite salad!