Croutons in a bowl of French onion soup.

A crouton is a small piece of dry or fried bread, often seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavour to salads, notably the Caesar salad, and as an accompaniment to soups, while some prefer to eat them alone, as a snack food. The word crouton is derived from the French croûte, meaning "crust". Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2000x2000, 1963 KB) A bowl of French onion soup. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2000x2000, 1963 KB) A bowl of French onion soup. ... A bowl of French onion soup. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Salad Platter Salad is a term applied broadly to many food preparations that are a mixture of chopped or sliced ingredients. ... A Caesar salad topped with grilled chicken. ... Soup is usually a savoury liquid food that is made by combining ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ... A snack food (commonly shortened to snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner). ...

Making croutons is relatively simple. Typically the cook cuts bread into small cubes and fries them lightly in butter or vegetable oil, to give them a buttery flavour and crunchy texture. A healthier option is to bake the cubes of bread in an oven until dry. Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or blocks, and frequently served with the use of a butter knife. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with cooking oil. ...

A dish prepared à la Grenobloise has a garnish of small croutons along with brown butter, capers, parsley, and lemon. Beurre Noisette (hazelnut butter, sometimes loosely translated as brown butter) is frequently used in French pastry production. ... Caper Categories: Plant stubs | Spices | Magnoliopsida ...

See also

• Breadcrumb
• Shkedei Marak

Breadcrumbs or bread crumbs (regional variants: breading, crispies) are small particles of dry or very dry bread, which are used for breading foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar dishes. ... Shkedey Marak Shkedei Marak (Hebrew: שקדי מרק) aka Soup Almonds, are mini crisp croutons which are added to soup manufactured by the Osem corporation in Israel. ...

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• Recipe for Low-Fat Croutons
• a la Grenobloise