Garlic Croutons

This garlic croutons will be the hit to your next caesar salad.  Croutons will never taste the same after you make your own.  These garlic croutons are easy to prepare and taste fantastic.  These are also fun to make with young children since they can cut or tare the bread pieces and toss the bread into the oil and garlic mixture.

Garlic Croutons:
Pre-Heat broiler:  High
Makes:  3 cups croutons

1 baguette loaf, either white or wheat
5 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1/2 cup good olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper


1.  Cut the baguette into small cube size pieces.

Cubed Baguette Bread

2.  In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, salt, pepper and crushed garlic together.

Garlic, Olive Oil And Salt And Pepper 

3.  In a large bowl, toss the cubed bread pieces in the olive oil mixture until all the bread has been coated with the olive oil mixture.

Placing The Croutons On The Cookie Sheet To Be Broiled

4.  Broil the croutons on a foil lined cookie sheet for 2 minutes then stir.  Broil croutons for an additional 2 minutes until toasted.  Be very careful because the croutons will burn very easily. Cool croutons for 5 minutes on a wire rack.  Eat immediately with your favorite caesar salad.  If you have extra croutons just save them in a zip lock back and reheat them under the broiler for 1-2 minutes on a foiled lined cookie sheet.

Garlic Croutons