CRUNCHY SALAD CROUTONS

Thanks to the influence of Dr. Joel Fuhrman, my husband and I have incorporated a lot more salads into our diet. I made croutons spiced with Dr. Michael Greger's seasoning blend but you can use any dried herbs/spices you prefer. My husband really liked them.

What is aquafaba? A fancy name for the liquid associated with beans, frequently chickpeas. Yes, really. Read here for more information: Everything You Need to Know About Aquafaba, the Vegan Wonder Ingredient

Here is the recipe for Dr. Greger's Savory Spice Blend. I didn’t have celery seed so used celery salt.

Here is Dr. Fuhrman's blog about salads: Perfect Salads, made perfectly simple

Crunchy Salad Croutons

Ingredients

4 frozen slices of Sesame Ezekiel Bread or healthy bread of choice

3 Tablespoons of Aquafaba

1/2 teaspoon seasoning of choice

Instructions

1. Brush both sides of the frozen bread with aquafaba using a pastry brush.

2. Cut the bread into cubes. Placed the bread cubes in a bowl.

3. Slowly sprinkle seasoning while tossing so as to coat the bread cubes well.

4. Spread out the bread cubes onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

5. Bake 400 F degrees for 12-14 minutes tossing half way through or you can bake until desired level of crunchiness.