Mixed Greens With Blue Cheese Dressing Recipes

MIXED GREENS WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine first four ingredients. Chill until serving. Combine dressing ingredients; toss with salad mixture just until coated.

MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, garlic, mustard and cheese in a mixing bowl. Blend well. Add the oil, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl and blend well with a wire whisk.
• Place the salad greens in a bowl. Pour the dressing over the greens and toss well.

APPLE, PECAN AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Add the greens, cherries, pecans, cheese and apples into a large salad bowl.
• Mix the olive oil, Dijon, maple syrup and vinegar in a small jar and sprinkle with and salt and pepper. Put the lid on the jar and shake well to mix.
• Pour a little of the salad dressing over the top of the salad and toss to combine. Taste the salad and add more dressing to taste.

GRILLED VEGETABLES WITH MIXED GREENS AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, Dijon mustard, and 5 tablespoons oil in small bowl. Stir in cheese. Season dressing with salt and generous amount of pepper.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat); brush grill with oil. Place all vegetables except beets, onion, and baby greens in large bowl; drizzle with remaining 4 tablespoons oil and toss to coat. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet. Place beets in same bowl; toss to coat with any remaining oil in bowl and transfer to baking sheet. Sprinkle vegetables with salt and pepper. Brush onion slices with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables until slightly charred and tender, about 12 minutes for beets, potatoes, and fennel, turning occasionally, and about 4 minutes per side for zucchini, peppers, onion slices, and mushrooms.
• Mound greens in center of 4 plates. Scatter onion slices over greens. Arrange vegetables around greens. Drizzle dressing over and serve.

MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH GRAPES AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, combine the greens, grapes, and pecan halves. Mix, add the dressing, and toss to coat.

WARM BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE WITH FRESH MIXED GREENS

Steps:

• Onions -- In a small saute pan with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, saute the onion just 4-5 minutes until lightly brown but not carmalized. Just lightly sauteed. Add the olives and cook another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and put in a large salad bowl along with the halved grape tomatoes.
• Make the dressing -- In that same saute pan, take 1 teaspoon from the vegetable or canola oil and heat on medium. Then add the garlic, shallot and cook just until slightly soft, 1 minute is all you need. Add the white wine, dijon mustard, vinegar, olive oil and seasoning and mix well, cook just another minute until it all comes together. Remove from the heat while you but put the salad together. The blue in the dressing will be added right at the end.
• Topping -- Add store bought croutons to a baggie and crunch up. Just hit it with a bowl, pot, meat mallet anything to crunch them up. Not too fine, just a bit. Can't get much easier.
• Greens -- Take your favorite greens and chop. Add to the bowl with the onions, tomato and olives.
• Dressing -- Add the pan with the vinaigrette back to the heat and just cook another minute to warm up, add the blue cheese crumbles and stir. Pour the warm vinaigrette over the salad and toss. Plate the warm salad and top with the crumbled croutons.
• Enjoy a very unique version of a classic salad.