Croutons

Of course, we can make our own croutons! They are so much better than the stuff out of a can with preservatives! Make your salads come to live with homemade croutons!

Ingredients:

• Day old bread, several slices
• Pinch of salt
• Olive oil in a fine mist-spray bottle
• Assorted herbs to match the salad dressing

Directions:

This is simple! Cut the bread into small cube-sized chunks that you would like for your salad. I prefer about 1-inch by 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch (in math, that's a "rectangular prism"). Place them in a mixing bowl "spritz" with olive oil--just enough to get the herbs of your selection to stick to the bread! Sprinke in the herbs of your choice plus a pinch of salt and toss.

Place the tossed bread on a baking sheet and place in the oven on very low heat--around 150 degrees F and slowly dry over several hours.