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Add croutons and dressing to salad and toss gently with your hands to combine.—Sue Li, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 June 2026 It’s served as a deconstructed Caesar salad, with a heap of bone-in chicken crowded next to fuchsia chicories and croutons.—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Swap hemp seeds for croutons on soup or salad.—Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 June 2026 The fan will blow around lightweight toppings like bread crumbs, croutons, and coconut flakes.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crouton
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Etymology
French croûton, diminutive of croûte crust, from Middle French crouste, from Old French, from Latin crusta