Mixed Lettuce Chiffonade With Gorgonzola Herb Dressing Recipes

ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD WITH CREAMY GORGONZOLA DRESSING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, and gorgonzola. Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture to combine the cheese through the mixture. Loosen up the mix with the buttermilk, a tablespoon at a time, until it comes to a salad dressing consistency. Season the mix with salt, and pepper, to taste. Stir in the fresh herbs.
• Place a wedge of lettuce on a plate, coat liberally with the blue cheese dressing, and crumble some cooked bacon on top of the dressing. Dress each plate with 2 halved tomatoes, some blue cheese, and season with a little bit of salt and pepper.

ORANGE, WALNUT, GORGONZOLA AND MIXED GREENS SALAD WITH FRESH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place the walnuts in a skillet over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly browned.
• In a large bowl, toss the toasted walnuts, salad greens, oranges, and red onion.
• In a large jar with a lid, mix the olive oil, vegetable oil, orange juice, sugar, vinegar, mustard, oregano, and pepper. Seal jar, and shake to mix.
• Divide the salad greens mixture into individual servings. To serve, sprinkle with Gorgonzola cheese, and drizzle with the dressing mixture.

BUTTER LETTUCE, HAZELNUT, AND GORGONZOLA SALAD WITH LEMON CREME FRAICHE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together creme fraiche, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
• Place lettuce leaves in a large bowl and add creme fraiche mixture; toss to coat. Divide leaves evenly between two plates, stacking on top of one another. Top with hazelnuts and cheese; serve.

THREE-LETTUCE CHIFFONADE

Steps:

• Rinse, drain and pat dry the radicchio, bibb and iceberg lettuce.
• Stack radicchio leaves and cut into very fine shreds. There should be about 2 cups. Put shreds in a large bowl. Repeat with the bibb and iceberg lettuce. There should be about 2 cups of each. Add to the bowl.
• Add the onion rings, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and blend well. Serve immediately

TWISTED ICEBERG LETTUCE SALAD WITH WARM GORGONZOLA DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the blue cheese sauce. In a small pot add the 3 tablespoons of butter and melt, add the shallots and cook 2-3 minutes until lightly soft. Add the cheese, sauce, cream and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cook on low on the back burner until you are ready to serve.
• Saute the chopped or diced bacon until nice and crispy remove and drain on a paper towel and set to the side.
• Marinating the chopped vegetables. Chop the olives (or you can buy them pre chopped), chop the cucumber and red onion. Toss in a mixing cup of anything you want with just 1 teaspoon of Italian vinaigrette. You don't need much and you don't want to soak the vegetables. Just a light seasoning and then chill.
• As the vegetables marinade, now the tomatoes. Either on the stove in a saute pan or in a 400 degree oven, cut the grape or cherry tomatoes in half, drizzle a little olive oil on them, salt and pepper and cook just until slightly cooked. Just 5-7 minutes tops. Don't over cook, you want them warm but not "too soft or mushy.".
• Lets put it together -- Now put your wedge on a nice plate with the chilled wedge, then top with some of the roasted tomatoes which should be slightly warm, top with some of the marinated cucumber, olive and onion mix. Then top with the warm gorgonzola sauce and top with chopped bacon.
• It just takes the classic and makes it even better, the warm dressing is so good against the chilled marinated chopped vegetables and chilled lettuce.

CHIFFONADE DRESSING

Steps:

• Fill a medium saucepan 3/4 full of water; add beets and salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer beets until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain; set aside until cool enough to handle, about 12 minutes. Using a paper towel, rub off beet skins. Cut beets into 1/4-inch pieces, and set aside.
• Peel eggs, and separate yolks from whites. Cut whites into 1/4-inch pieces; set aside. Press yolks through a fine sieve into a small bowl; set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar and oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, drizzle vinaigrette over each aspic serving. Spoon reserved beets, egg whites, and egg yolks over top, and sprinkle with chives.

FUSILLI WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS, GORGONZOLA AND HERB DRESSING

Steps:

• DRESSING:.
• Place all ingredients in a jar with lid.
• Close lid tightly and shake until well blended.
• SALAD or SIDE DISH:.
• In a large pot of lightly salted water, cook pasta according to pkg directions.
• While pasta is cooking, soak red onion in ice water to mellow its flavor.
• Drain cooked pasta and place in large bowl.
• Drain onions and pat dry, add to pasta.
• Add dressing, olives, roasted peppers, red pepper flakes and gorgonzola to warm pasta and toss.
• Serve at room temperature, also, very good the following day!

CHIFFONADE OF ROMAINE AND BIBB LETTUCES

Steps:

• Whisk together lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Toss lettuces with just enough dressing to coat.