Homemade Crispy Croutons for Soups & Salads
Transform leftover stale bread into crispy, buttery croutons to top your favourite soup or salad. All you need is a few simple ingredients and half an hour of your time.
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 128kcal
Cost: £1
Equipment
Ingredients
- 30 ml Scottish rapeseed oil
- 30 grams butter from your local dairy
- 250 grams stale bread
- Shetland sea salt to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh herbs finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F, 180°C fan.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over very low heat. Cool slightly while you cube your bread and then add the Scottish rapeseed oil.
- Trim the crusts off your stale bread and cut into 1/4-1/2-inch size cubes.
- Place the cubed bread into a small mixing bowl and drizzle with the melted butter/Scottish rapeseed oil.
- Toss gently to evenly coat all the bread cubes, and season well with sea salt.
- Spread the croutons out on your baking tray in a single layer, taking care to give enough space between each one.
- Bake in the centre of your oven for 10-15 minutes, turning after five minutes.
- If using flavourings, add these for the last five minutes of cooking.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking tray.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg