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Make your own Croutons 11/19

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Make your own Croutons

You'll never go back to store-bought croutons once you realize how easy it is to make a batch at home.  Toss some cubes of old bread (this recipe uses French loaf, but anything will work!) with olive oil, minced garlic, and salt and pepper, then bake them in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.  Do this first and you'll have delicious, fresh croutons in the time it takes you to prepare the rest of the salad!


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Ingredients

  • 4 slices of bread
  • 4 slices of ham
  • 6 cherry tomatoes
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Flour
  • Egg yolk
  • Breadcrumbs

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. On a large piece of plastic wrap, press one slice of bread flat with a rolling pin.
  3. Add one slice of ham, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese.
  4. Take the four corners of the bread, pull them in towards the center, pinch them together so that the bread maintains the shape.
  5. Envelope the bread in the plastic wrap. Gather and twist the ends on top to seal the sandwich dumpling.
  6. Repeat this step with the other slices of bread.
  7. Refrigerate.
  8. Remove the bread balls from the fridge and roll each one in flour, then egg yolk, then breadcrumbs.
  9. Bake for 15 minutes.
  10. Serve alone or with dipping sauces of your choice.