White bread with garlic in a frying pan

A quick and flavorful snack in a matter of minutes! Croutons made of white bread fried in a frying pan with garlic, a very tasty and fragrant, savory snack that will perfectly complement the first or second course instead of bread, can quite act as an independent snack with the addition of a piece of sausage, cheese or without such additives to the croutons. These crispy golden croutons turn out to be so appetizing and delicious that it is difficult to break away from them, and they are prepared so simply from a minimum of products that will always be found at home. Therefore, you can cook them very often. In addition, this is a great way to recycle yesterday's bread, which you don't want to eat already.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 11 % 7 g
Fats 21 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 68 % 43 g
324 kcal
GI: 2 / 98 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 10 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare the ingredients. Bread for croutons is needed and not necessarily fresh, so you can safely cut dried, slightly stale yesterday's bread. White bread can be used in any shape and type: loaf, loaf, loaf, baguette and so on. If desired, such croutons can be made from black bread, but they will turn out to be more dense and firm.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut the bread into pieces 1-1.5 centimeters thick, if the pieces are too large, you can cut them into triangles or cubes, as you like. Pour olive oil or vegetable oil into the pan, whoever has what. We warm it up. We put the cooked pieces of bread in the pan.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Fry the bread over medium heat, on both sides until browned.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Garlic cloves are freed from the husk and finely chopped, passed through a press or grated. Those who like sharper and more spicy dishes can increase the amount of garlic.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Put the crushed garlic in a plate, add a teaspoon of olive oil. Stir, put in the microwave for 30 seconds at medium power.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    We take out a plate with garlic, mix the garlic mass and spread it on the surface of the fried pieces of bread. For each piece at once, while the croutons are hot, sprinkle with finely chopped fresh dill. Thanks to the addition of dill and garlic, the croutons turn out very tasty and fragrant, from such a compound a small taste of mushrooms is obtained. If desired, you can sprinkle with other fresh herbs or a mixture.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Stack the croutons and serve them to the table, to soup, hot, salad or as an independent dish with sweet tea or coffee. Enjoy your meal!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • White bread - 266   kcal/100g

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