Cute Small Caesar Salad Cups

I love desserts, yummy scrumptious desserts. You probably figured out that from a few of my blog entries. But I also like to eat healthy because I feel better if I do, and i can still fit in my clothes that are 10 years old ( provided I still wear them, right???).

So when I offer cooking classes, I like to do the same. I like to offer recipes that are easy to make, pretty, yummy and healthy ( though sometimes they are not, and that is okay too. )

For one of the latest cooking class, i decided to make those caesar salad cups because they were different, and they presented vegetables in a fun way.

The idea of using bread as a pie shell came from one of the book from Martha Stewart. She is so creative!!!

Ingredients for 20 mini cups ( for about 6-5 people):

1 1/4 romaine salad
1/4 cup of caesar salad dressing. I used Creamy Caesar Salad dressing from Hidden Valley, but you can make your own. Recipe here.
1/4 cup of shredded parmesan cheese ( plus a bit more for sprinkling for decoration)
1 loaf of sandwich bread of about 20 oz. ( or exactly 20 slices.

Turn the oven to 400.
Cut each slice into a round of 3 inch. Place each round of bread in each indentation of the medium tartlet or the medium tartlet silform that you would have placed on a medium perforated sheet.
Cook the tartlet for 6-8 minutes or until they are golden.
Meanwhile, chop the salad very thinly.
Add the dressing and the parmesan and mix well.
When the cups of bread are cooked, and completely cold, fill them up with the salad mixture.
Sprinkle a bit of parmesan for decoration and enjoy!