Garlic and herb croutons
When your bread goes stale, don’t throw it away, make croutons from it (even from ready-slice bread). These garlic and herb croutons can be added to winter soups, stews, salads and traybakes. You can use up white, rustic, gluten-free, wholemeal breads and baguette and ciabatta too for this recipe.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or set the grill to medium.
- First check the bread for any mould and smell it too. If it’s ok and it doesn’t smell bad, then you can make croutons from it.
- Cut the bread into cubes or rustic chunks and toss with the herbs, garlic and about 2 Tbsp olive oil. Scatter them into a baking tray and season with salt & pepper. You can add some chilli flakes too.
- Bake or grill for about 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Let the croutons cool, then transfer them to a jar. Seal the jar and store it in a cool, dry place.