Greek Croutons

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups bread cubes, made from day old rustic style bread (crusts removed if you like, we keep ours on)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• sea salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 prejeat oven to 375°f.
• 2 put bread cubes in large bowl
• 3 in small saucepan, heat oil and garlic, over med heat, until garlic begins to color.
• 4 cook garlic 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently and taking care to brown but not burn the garlic.
• 5 pour the oil through a strainer onto cubed bread.
• 6 gently toss until bread cubes are evenly coated.
• 7 trasnfer to baking sheet and toast the bread in oven, fipping occasionally, until golden on all sides, and still somewhat soft in middle, about 12 minutes.
• 8 in the same bowl, mix remaining ingredients together and set aside.
• 9 return to bowl while still warm and toss with remaining crouton ingredients.
• 10 use with your favorite salad!