noun
definition
A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
Examples of croutons in a Sentence
To make the cheese croutons, toast the ciabatta slices on one side.
Serve chilled, with small croutons of bread fried till crisp in olive oil, well drained and cooled.
After baking, these light and crispy croutons are seasoned with sea salt.
Also we scattered some capers and some small crisp croutons.
You can serve this hearty soup with garlic croutons.
Pour over the French dressing, toss well and then sprinkle over the goat cheese croutons and serve.
Serve the soup hot with a good sprinkling of herb croutons over the top.
Sandwich is accompanied by a Caesar salad with lemon pepper croutons and dressing on the side.
Great lightly toasted, rubbed with garlic and cut into croutons for serving with soup.
Also, potato soup can be garnished with a dollop of sour cream, shredded cheese, parsley, or croutons--the choice is yours.
These croutons can be placed on top of the soup or may be poured over a large crouton.
While dressings can sometimes be a wild card, you can order salads without croutons and use a vinegar and oil mix.
Even products you may think are gluten-free such as salads may not be so if croutons are served on the salad or if dressings contain gluten.
Also, instead of buying bread crumbs or croutons, make your own.
Use days-old leftover bread crumbled for casserole toppings, or cut bread into bite-sized pieces, bake for 10 minutes at 375 F, and you have great salad croutons.
Other healthy dishes include the sauteed shrimp salad, potato-crusted mahi and summer tomato appetizer with red wine vinaigrette and homemade garlic croutons.
The croutons are one-inch sliced triangles lightly fried in oil and vinegar.