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I set out to make a great side salad for last night’s dinner. Nothing too complicated, though. A mix of greens, of course. Topped with sliced roasted beets (a favorite in our house!). Next, I needed croutons. Oh, but not the ‘usual’ croutons. Not dried crunchy bread croutons. Nope. Cheese croutons. Glorious fried goat cheese croutons, to be exact! Oh, what wonderful little bites these are. Decadent. Delicious. Dangerous.
The Perfect Crouton
I wouldn’t make these fried goat cheese croutons every day, but I could. They’re very tempting. The only way I kept from eating more of them was to convince myself that by being ‘good’ I could have them again tomorrow.
If I’m cooking for a crowd, I’ll break out my big deep fryer. But, if it’s just the two of us, I’ll fire up my Fry Daddy fryer. It’s the perfect size for both of us. It fries everything perfectly. And as an added bonus, it doesn’t use a lot of oil, which saves me money. These croutons aren’t that big. So it’s my fryer of choice for these!
I get out my big deep fryer when it’s time to fry a large batch of food. It comes to temperature quickly and it maintains that temperature perfectly. It has a built-in oil filter and storage unit so I can re-use the oil several times.
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Da Crumb
I used your standard ole seasoned bread crumbs to bread these croutons. Heck, I think they were the store brand, too. Nothing wrong with that. Not one bit. They came out great. You want to use something else? Go for it. Italian-seasoned bread crumbs? You know those would be great too. Panko? Sure. Just season it up a bit with at least some salt. The croutons will come out extra crunchy for sure!
Also try my copycat of Ruby Tuesday’s croutons, my favorite thing on their salad bar.
Fried Goat Cheese Croutons
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 4 ounce goat cheese
- vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 cup bread crumbs seasoned
Instructions
- To make them a bit easier to slice, place the goat cheese logs into the freezer for 30 minutes. Then slice into 1/2″ thick slices.
- Heat 1″ of oil in a deep fryer or Dutch oven to 375 F.
- Place flour in a small bowl or pie pan.
- Place beaten eggs into another small bowl or pie pan.
- Place breadcrumbs in another small bowl or pie pan.
- Working in batches, dip the cheese slices into the flour.
- Shake off the excess then dip them into the eggs.
- Finally, roll the cheese in the breadcrumbs.
- Add to hot oil and fry 2-3 minutes per side, flipping once.
- Remove to a paper-towel lined plate to cool and drain.
Notes
Nutrition
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