Easy homemade vegan croutons
Easy homemade vegan croutons in 3 different flavours to add extra crunch and bite to your soups and salads!
Ingredients
- 5-6 slices of bread cut into 1-inch cubes
Classic flavour:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 45 ml extra virgin olive oil
Cheesy garlicky flavour:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 45 ml extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1.5 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Nori flavour:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 45 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 3 nori sheets cut into 2-inch squares
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1.5 tablespoon nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Heat the oven at 200C/400F fan setting and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Add the bread cubes to the tray.
- For classic croutons: Season the bread cubes with salt and black pepper. Drizzle olive oil and mix well until all cubes are well coated.
- For garlic cheese flavour: Season the bread cubes with salt, black pepper garlic powder and nutritional yeast. Drizzle olive oil and mix well until all cubes are well coated.
- For nori flavour: Add nori sheets, garlic powder and nutritional yeast to a food processor and process until it turns into a fine powder. Toss the bread cubes with this powder, salt, and ground black pepper. Drizzle olive oil and mix well until all cubes are well coated.
- Cook at 200C / 400F fan setting for 9 to 11 minutes, till they are slightly golden and crunchy.
- Once they cool for 5 minutes, serve with salads, soups or as a snack. Enjoy!
- They taste best when eaten fresh. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 day.
Notes
Nutrition values are a rough estimate for guidance.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 3gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 23gSodium: 2088mgPotassium: 149mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.04gVitamin A: 106IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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