crouton
Americannoun
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croutons
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of crouton
1800–10; < French, equivalent to croûte crust + -on diminutive suffix
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You want a real torn chunk, something closer to an unruly crouton than a breadcrumb.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
As Walker himself put it to CBS’s “48 Hours:” “I’m a crouton on a real big salad here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
To elaborate: Part of the whole of a salad, yet a respite from all the vegetation, a crouton is a crispy little treasure.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
I’ve had strawberry and pecan salads, but none came close to this ensemble: candied pecans, fresh strawberries, pickled shallots and a warm pistachio-and-goat-cheese crouton with an apricot vinaigrette.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
When the pheasant is cooked, place it on the crouton and garnish it with slices of truffle which have been previously cooked in Madeira, and serve with a Perigord sauce.
From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Mrs. W. G. Waters
Some inventory counts reported as part of the bankruptcy proceedings were incorrect, leaving the company scrambling to find enough ingredients, such as buffalo sauce and croutons, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Give me a salad with croutons, crunchy chickpeas, and crushed potato chips.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Even a rough scatter of croutons can give that essential crunch against the softness below.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
All four Seattle restaurants shared one common rationale: that breadcrumbs, be they toasted, baked or fried, provide a consistent texture that your intermittent croutons cannot.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
There was a loaf of Italian bread in a little basket, and iceberg lettuce and grated carrots tossed with bottled dressing and croutons, and glasses of red wine.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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