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Add about 3/4 of the croutons and another 1 tablespoon of the dressing.—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Instead of croutons, breadcrumbs add a nice crispy crunch.—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025 Homemade ranch croutons: Fresh bread gets tossed in butter and seasoned with ranch dressing mix.—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2025 This pasta salad has the tangy dressing, crunchy croutons, and yes, still some lettuce, all bound together with penne pasta for a winning twist on the classic.
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Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad
Two Southern favorites collide in one out-of-this-world pasta salad.—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025 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
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