croutons
- plural of crouton.
Example Sentences
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I’ve topped bowls with butter-soaked, cardamom-dusted sourdough croutons, a simple scattering of pistachios, granola and even dried coconut flakes, and each has worked beautifully.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Give me a salad with croutons, crunchy chickpeas, and crushed potato chips.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Half a stale baguette wasn’t trash; it was bread pudding or croutons or something I could blitz into breadcrumbs.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
In this specific salad context, where every element counts, the substitution of breadcrumbs for croutons represents a particularly vexing situation.
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
