Salads follow eating trend cycles like almost all other food categories. Do you remember that there was time for Americans to regularly eat cabbage salads? They're everywhere now. Today, if I would make the best restaurant salads (yes, I knew I make this type of table), many have ingredients that are typically related to fried foods and casserola: breadhand. And this is a trend that I am definitely on board.
All time my favorite salad is a Caesar saladStill, I don't remember the last time I saw a cruton on an emperor at a New York restaurant. Where did all the crouts go? Obviously, they went into the food processor and came out with such a crunchy bread crumb. In Brooklyn where I live, this trend is just as common in Michelin-starred restaurants as Lilia As it is in wine bars The fly-the one of my favorites or even my local session pizzeria, Fast romeo– And frankly, it's a genius.
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How many blunt salads did I take the fragile, fragile crutons that collapsed or slipped off my plate and the floor? Instead of crutons, the use of bread crumbs solves this problem. In addition, the freshly roasted bread crumbs add another flavor and texture to each bite without distracting the star of the salad – salad and/or vegetables. Many restaurants decided to get rid of crutons completely, why not do the same at home? Instead of saving your daily bread or buying fresh bread to make homemade crutons, use the bread crumbs that are probably already in the chamber.
The best bread crumbs for salad is what you have
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Which bread crumbs should you use to prepare the salad? Any kind! As long as you toast them in butter or oil. Yes, you can still decide to make the bread crumbs on its own by placing a hearty, outdated bread in a food processor as Kenji does spring vegetable saladBut for the top of an even faster salad, use a smooth bread crumbs purchased in a shop and season them at home. These Caesar and the breadcrumbs of pickles-juice-extinguished from our Tiktok-news version fried pickleTwo tasteful options. But once you've gone from the road to make a homemade Caesar dressing for a classic Caesar salad, don't bother perfection -toasted Panko Breadcrumbs will do very well. Simply combine a tablespoon of butter or oil with a quarter cup of bread crumbs and toasts in a pan on low heat until golden brown, then seasoned with salt and pepper.
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The next time you stay in the grocery store to buy all the salad parts, rebuild the bread crumbs. This simple ingredient replacement boosts your home salads and opens the world of crunchy opportunities.