Baby Blue Salad And Dressing Recipes

SPINACH SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Soak the red onion in a small bowl of ice water, about 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
• Meanwhile, make the croutons: Mash the anchovies with a fork. Combine the olive oil, mashed anchovies, 1 grated garlic clove and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Add the torn bread and toss with your hands until the bread absorbs the oil. Spread on a baking sheet and bake, stirring halfway through, until golden brown and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.
• Whisk the buttermilk, sour cream, blue cheese, vinegar, parsley, the remaining grated garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl until combined. Add the spinach, lettuce, cucumber, red onion and croutons; toss well.

ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing in a medium-sized bowl by combining the buttermilk, soured cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and 50g of the blue cheese. Season and stir through the chives. Chill until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, pour half the dressing over the lettuce wedges and crumble over the remaining blue cheese and a scattering of walnuts. Serve the rest of the dressing on the side.

SPINACH BLUEBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients; gradually whisk in oil until blended. In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients; toss with dressing.

SPRING SALAD WITH BLUEBERRY BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Toss spring greens, strawberries, 1 cup blueberries, blue cheese, and walnuts together in a bowl.
• Blend remaining blueberries, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, honey, and mustard together in a blender until dressing is smooth; season with salt and black pepper. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.

BABY GREENS, PEAR, WALNUT, AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk first 4 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in oil. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss greens in large bowl with enough dressing to coat. Divide greens among 6 plates. Top with pear slices, dividing equally. Sprinkle with cheese and walnuts. Drizzle lightly with remaining dressing and serve.

BABY BLUE SALAD

Steps:

• For the Balsamic Vinaigrette, whisk together all ingredients except olive oil until thoroughly blended. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Makes 1 2/3 cups.
• For the Sweet and Spicy Pecans, stir together ¼ Celsius sugar and warm water until sugar is dissolved. Add pecans; soak for 10 minutes. Drain, discarding syrup. Combine 2 T. sugar. Chili powder, and pepper. Add pecans, tossing to coat. Place pecans on lightly greased baking sheet.* Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, stirring once.
• To assemble salad: Toss greens with some of the Balsamic Vinaigrette. Arrange on 6 plates. Arrange orange slices, berries, pecans and cheese over greens. Drizzle some additional dressing over salad and serve.
• If strawberries are not in season, I've substituted kiwi fruit -- I'm sure there are many fruits that you could use.
• *Note: I always line my baking sheet/pan with parchment paper -- the pecans get pretty sticky while baking and it sure makes the clean-up a snap.

BLEU CHEESE DRESSING WITH BABY DILL

Steps:

• DIVIDE 4 ounces crumbled bleu cheese.
• COMBINE all of the WHIPPED DRESSING INGREDIENTS in a medium to large bowl: 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese, 1 cup mayonnaise, 2/3 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/3 teaspoon sugar, 1/3 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 clove mashed garlic (use a garlic press).
• WHIP dressing ingredients with a hand-held mixer on low to medium speed until creamy.
• ADD the STIRRED DRESSING INGREDIENTS to mixture in bowl: 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese, 3 tablespoons snipped fresh baby dill, 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black peppercorns (or coarse ground black pepper).
• STIR mixture with a spoon until well combined (if a thinner dressing is desired you may add more buttermilk and adjust seasonings).
• POUR dressing into a resealable container or jar.
• SERVE with your favorite vegetables, salads or buffalo wings.
• REFRIGERATE unused portion up to 2 weeks in sealed container.

SPINACH & WALNUT SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Mash the blue cheese, crème fraîche and some seasoning in a bowl with 50ml water until smooth and pourable.
• Put the spinach onto a serving plate, scatter over the walnut pieces and drizzle with the blue cheese dressing.

BABY BLUE SALAD AND DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk dressing together Mix spiced nuts and roast 10 min. at 350. Mix all together~~