Blue Cheese Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Total Cooking time: N/A
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Blue Cheese Dressing
| Amount | Measure | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | cup | plain nonfat yogurt |
| 1/4 | cup | skim milk |
| 1/2 | cup | green onions (including green tops), thinly sliced |
| 1/4 | cup | Salemville Amish Blue or Salemville Smokehaus Blue cheese, crumbled |
| 1/2 | clove | garlic, pressed |
| 1/4 | tsp | basil |
| 1/4 | tsp | rosemary, crushed |
| Dash salt, to taste |
Blue Cheese Salad
| Amount | Measure | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | head iceberg lettuce |
| 6 | slices | thick-cut bacon |
| 1 | cup | Salemville Amish Blue or Salemville Smokehaus Blue cheese, crumbled |
| Black pepper, to taste | ||
| Chopped pears, walnuts, red onion and/or tomatoes, to taste |
To prepare:
In small bowl, stir together yogurt and milk. Mix in onions, cheese, garlic, herbs and salt. Cover and chill 30 minutes or more to blend flavors.
Cook bacon until crisp and crumble into large pieces. Cut lettuce into four to six wedges. Pour blue cheese dressing over the top. Sprinkle bacon over dressing. Add additional crumbled cheese, freshly ground black pepper, chopped pears, walnuts, red onion and/or tomatoes, if desired. Makes four servings.
