Tre Stelle® Mini Caesar Salad en Croûte
Impress your guests and serve the always popular Caesar salad ‘en croûte’ - an easy to make portable crust.
Prep Time:15 minutes Ready In:
30 minutes or less Serves:
Makes 24 croûtes
Ingredients:
12 slices white bread olive oil for brushing 1 small romaine lettuce, cut into fine slices Caesar salad dressing 24 small shavings of Tre Stelle® Grana Padano Cheese 4 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375° Remove crusts from bread. Using a rolling pin flatten each slice. With a 2” cookie cutter, cut 2 circles per slice of bread. Press each bread cut out into a mini tart pan and brush with olive oil. Bake for 5-7 minutes or until crisp and golden. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, toss romaine lettuce with salad dressing. Place a teaspoonful of salad into each croûte, top with crumbled bacon and Grana Padano Cheese shavings.