Rosemary Garlic Croutons From St. Augustine

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup bread, edges trimmed and the bread cut into 1/2 inch/ 1 cm cubes
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons pure wesson canola oil
• 1 clove garlic, peeled,washed and crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• salt

Recipe

• 1 trim the crusts from the slices of bread.
• 2 cut into 1/2 inch (1cm) cubes.
• 3 keep aside.
• 4 heat oil in a skillet or frying pan on moderately low flame.
• 5 while the oil is heating, crush the clove of garlic and rosemary, separately, using your mortar and pestle.
• 6 you can also crumble the rosemary between the palms of your hands if you like.
• 7 i personally like to crush it to bring out the flavour to the fullest.
• 8 now, add the crushed garlic to the moderately hot oil and cook for a minute, stirring continuously until it is golden.
• 9 remove the garlic.
• 10 toss in the bread cubes and crushed/crumbled rosemary.
• 11 cook these awesome croutons, tossing lightly, until they are lightly browned all over.
• 12 sprinkle with salt to taste.
• 13 remove from the skillet or pan and transfer onto paper towels to drain.
• 14 serve over soup (if they last that long!).