Three ingredients is all you need to make these savory and crunchy Za'atar Bread Crumbs that can be used on salads or macaroni and cheese, to coat chicken, and so much more.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Salad
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Keyword: breadcrumbs
Servings: 8people
Calories: 35kcal
Ingredients
2cupsday-old bread*cubed
1Tablespoonolive oil
2teaspoonsza'atar
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 400˚F.
Place cubed bread in food processor. Process on high until the bread turns into crumbs. Process longer for finer crumbs and process less for some varied sizes.
Place breadcrumbs on sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle olive oil and za'atar over bread crumbs. Mix together, trying to coat as much of the bread crumbs as possible.
Bake for 2-5 minutes, tossing them halfway through for even toasting. Time will vary depending on how stale your bread is. If there's still moisture in your bread, it will take a couple of minutes longer. If not, the bread crumbs will toast very quickly, so keep a watch out!
Remove from the oven and use toasted bread crumbs on a salad, macaroni and cheese, you name it!
Notes
*Use whatever bread you have on hand. I used a combination of my kid's sandwich bread they eat for school lunches and leftover sourdough we had from last night's dinner. Make gluten free: Use gluten free bread to make these bread crumbs gluten-free.Storage: Store bread crumbs in an airtight container. Bread crumbs will be fresh for up to a week.