I spent much of the day working in my yard. It's cool (and a little overwhelming) to start the process of getting everything cleaned up after the winter, and to start preparing for the growing season. I'll post more about that later. For now, I just wanted to make a quick post about the delicious homemade whole-wheat croutons I had on my salad when I took a break from weeding and planting. When I was at my mom's recently, she showed me how to make croutons from stale bread, and today I tried it with the leftover heels I had in the refrigerator. Croutons are a rare treat for me, since they are typically made with processed flour and have a lot of oil in them. If you make them yourself, however, they don't have to be unhealthy at all, and they really do make a delicious topping on a salad.
Easy Whole-Wheat Croutons
Makes enough croutons for 4 large salads
Turn oven to 250F
4 slices whole-wheat bread, cubed (stale is fine, heels are fine)
1 Tbs Olive Oil
a generous pinch of paprika
1 small pinch of salt
cooking spray for pan
Pour oil into a plastic ziplock bag (or large bowl). Add paprika and salt and mix well. Shake bag/squish bread around until it is well coated with the oil and spices. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray (or wipe with olive oil) and pour the bread cubes on. Bake in the oven until the cubes are crunchy. Mine took about 1/2 hour.
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