Blue Cheese Dressing With Basil Recipes

HOMEMADE BLUE CHEESE DRESSING (BETTER THAN STORE-BOUGHT)

Steps:

• Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and stir until well blended and creamy.
• Use the back of a spoon to press some of the blue cheese crumbles into the sauce for even more flavor. The dressing will be thick, which makes it perfect for dips.
• For a pourable dressing that's perfect for salads, stir in a tablespoon or two of milk, buttermilk or water. Taste then adjust with additional lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• Keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for one week.

BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Stir in the blue cheese. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Store in the refrigerator.

GRILLED ROMAINE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium. Make the dressing: In a blender, combine the lemon juice, vinegar, capers, 1 teaspoon salt and the garlic. Blend until smooth. Add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, anchovies and their oil and 1/2 cup olive oil; blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning. Blend in up to 1/4 cup more olive oil, if needed. Set the dressing aside.
• Make the salad: In a large bowl, toss 4 of the romaine halves with a little olive oil and season with salt. Put them in a single layer on the grill and cook 3 minutes per side (the romaine should feel slightly warm and tender). Transfer to a large platter. Spoon a little dressing on each.
• Finely chop the rest of the romaine and add it to a medium bowl. Add the remaining dressing, a touch of lemon juice and the basil leaves. Toss to coat.
• Top the grilled romaine with the romaine-basil mixture. Garnish with the blue cheese and serve immediately.

BLUE CHEESE SALAD DRESSING THREE WAYS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together the blue cheese, lemon juice and olive oil.
• Serve this over a spinach salad with rings of fresh red onion.
• Whisk in the sour cream and you've got a dip for buffalo chicken wings or celery sticks.
• Stir in the horseradish and the mixture makes a great spread for sandwiches.

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES WITH BACON, BLUE CHEESE, AND BASIL

Steps:

• Cut 1 round from each bread slice with cookie cutter.
• Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until crisp, then transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour off bacon fat from skillet and reserve fat (do not clean skillet).
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then toast 3 bread rounds, turning over once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes total. Transfer toasts to a rack to cool and season with salt and pepper. Toast remaining 3 bread rounds in 1 1/2 tablespoons more oil in same manner.
• Cook shallot in 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat and remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add vinegar and simmer, whisking, until emulsified, about 1 minute. Season dressing with salt and pepper and keep warm, covered.
• Crumble bacon. Arrange bread rounds on 6 plates and divide tomato slices among them, stacking slices and sprinkling some basil and bacon between slices. Sprinkle cheese and remaining basil and bacon over and around tomatoes. Spoon some of warm bacon dressing over and around tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.

BLUE CHEESE DRESSING WITH BASIL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, garlic, salt, honey, and vinegar until smooth. Fold in basil and blue cheese. Season with pepper and more salt, as desired. Cover with plastic wrap; store in the refrigerator until ready to use, up to 3 days.

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST RICH AND CREAMY BLUE CHEESE DRESSING EVER!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash blue cheese and buttermilk together with a fork until mixture resembles large-curd cottage cheese. Stir in sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and garlic powder until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

EASY BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic and pepper; whisk until smooth. Stir in the blue cheese. Serve over salad greens. Store in the refrigerator.