Croutons

Great Big Veg - mmm, dandelion and bacon salad with croutons is SO good - a perfect spring meal. ❋ Laurie Constantino (2008)

All pea soup should have dropped in it just before serving what are called croutons; that is, small, even cubes of bread toasted to a nice brown in the oven, or put in a frying-pan with a tiny bit of butter, and browned. ❋ Caroline French Benton (N/A)

Wednesday was full of onions and garlic slowly caramelizing in the oven before being pureed silky smooth (I thought I had died and gone to heaven), Saturday saw me cutting the bread into cubes so it could sit and dry out, and roasting the other "croutons" (yummy, healthy chickpeas - they came from a can but that was it!) for the topping. ❋ Sarah (2009)

Diners choose from dishes such as an airy garlic soup with crispy jamon "croutons," foam-topped pork-and-duck terrine and organic chicken served in a light coconut curry sauce. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I roast eggplants with a little lamb broth to make them softer, top it with fried or toasted pita 'croutons', then I make a tahini and yogurt mixture with lemon, salt and minced garlic, pour that on top, and finish it off with browned minced lamb or beef, parsley and toasted pine nuts. ❋ Mercedes (2008)

Salads are among the other items, which could be appropriate for dieters who refrain from extras, such as croutons and fatty dressing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Next up was my other favorite of the evening, a Caesar Salad topped with tofu "croutons". ❋ Unknown (2007)

If you add sides such as croutons and honey poached plums as they do at '21,' you tack on about 400 more calories to the meal. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The Greek salad included a basic mix of romaine lettuce and "croutons," which quirkily turned out to be more like bits of soft breadsticks than crunchy bread. ❋ BY LAURIE BARKER JAMES (2010)

And the pureed squash and chestnut soup could have been a vegetarian delight, too, minus the surprising farinheira "croutons" made of pork fat and flour. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For some salad lovers, I've made garbanzo bean "croutons": rinse, drain and pat dry a can of low-sodium garbanzo beans, drizzle with just enough -- but no more -- canola oil to coat, and then add about 2 to 3 teaspoons of seasoning of your choice.

While grocery shopping with a Mexican friend, I picked up a package of salad croutons or something and she said, "Kate, don't buy that, it's gringo food!!" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with croutons, cheese and parsley and serve immediately. ❋ Unknown (2009)