Romaine And Watercress Salad With Roquefort Buttermilk Dressing Recipes

ROQUEFORT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine mayonnaise, buttermilk, cheese, Worcestershire and garlic powder, and process until smooth. Store in tightly covered jar in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve over tossed salad greens.

ROMAINE AND RADISH SALAD WITH BUTTERMILK LEMON DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine the romaine, radishes and herbs in a large salad bowl.
• Whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, salt, olive oil and buttermilk. Just before serving, toss with the salad mix. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, toss again, and serve.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH CHOICE OF RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE OR CREAMY ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• For the raspberry vinaigrette:
• Add the vinegar to a blender, replace the lid, turn it on, and through the feed opening, add, 1 at a time, the shallot, black pepper, salt, mustard, and thyme. Then leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
• Wash and dry the blender to have it ready to prepare the other dressing.
• For the creamy Italian dressing:
• Add the vinegar to a blender, replace the lid, turn it on, and through the feed opening, add, 1 at a time, the garlic, black pepper, salt, red pepper, and Parmesan. Then leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
• For the salad, toss the lettuce, red onion, sweet onion, tomatoes, Parmesan, and parsley together in a large bowl. Top with croutons, and serve the dressings on the side.

ROMAINE AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH ROQUEFORT BUTTERMILK DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl toss together romaine, watercress, and radishes.
• Serve salad with dressing on the side.

WATERCRESS SALAD WITH LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine watercress, mint, parsley and romaine in a small salad bowl. Combine lime juice and sugar in a small dressing bowl. Whisk oil into lime juice in a slow stream. Pour dressing over the salad and season with salt and pepper, to your taste.

GRILLED ROMAINE WITH CHIVE-BUTTERMILK DRESSING

Steps:

• Brush romaine halves with oil. Grill romaine, uncovered, over medium-high heat 6-8 minutes or until leaves begin to wilt and color, turning once., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, yogurt, chives, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper until blended; drizzle over cut sides of romaine. Top with cheese and bacon.

GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD WITH APPLES, BACON AND ROQUEFORT DRESSING

Steps:

• To make dressing:.
• Combine the cheese, vinegar and shallots in the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Gradually add the olive oil and salt and pepper.
• Makes about 11/2 cups.
• (Keep unused portion refrigerated).
• To make salad:.
• Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels.
• Preheat grill to very high heat.
• Remove outer leaves from the lettuce and trim off the top 2 to 3 inches and bottom.
• Cut the lettuce in half lengthwise.
• Brush the lettuce with olive oil on all sides and season with salt and pepper.
• Place the lettuce cut side down on the grill until good grill marks appear, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Flip the lettuce and grill the other side until the romaine is lightly caramelized and warmed through, but still crisp in the center, about 1 minute longer.
• Remove the stems from the letuce and arrange each half on a plate.
• Scatter with bacon, apples and cheese.
• Drizzle about 1/4 cup of the dressing over each plate.
• Serve immediately.

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN ROMAINE-WATERCRESS SALAD W/ BALSAMIC-B

Steps:

• In a blender, process basil, gorgonzola and vinegar. Then, on a slower speed, blend in oil briefly. Set aside in refrigerator to chill.
• Later, in a large mixing bowl, combine the greens.
• Add dressing and toss to coat all leaves.
• Transfer the dressed greens to several chilled serving plates. Top each with equal amounts of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese and walnuts.

ROQUEFORT BUTTERMILK DRESSING

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• In a blender blend dressing ingredients until smooth and season with salt and pepper. Dressing may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered.

WATERCRESS, FENNEL AND ROMAINE SALAD WITH PERNOD DRESSING

Steps:

• Wash the greens well, then dry them. Refrigerate in a large plastic bag, undried, if preparing ahead.
• Whisk together the dressing ingredients. Just before serving, place the greens in one or two large salad bowls. Divide the dressing evenly between the bowls. Toss well to combine.