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Crunchy Iceberg Salad With Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

Here's how you make Crunchy Iceberg Salad With Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • DRESSING
  • 4 ounces blue cheese (Roquefort blue cheese, crumbled)
  • 2/3 cup mayonnaise (such as Hellmann's or Best Foods)
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt (plain)
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • SALAD
  • 4 (8 ounces) celery ribs (from the center of the bunch, cleaned and sliced into ¼” thick slices)
  • 1/2 cup radish, sliced (6 radish, trimmed and sliced into thin rounds)
  • 5 scallions, trimmed, white and green parts sliced into 1/4” thick pieces
  • 1 head (22 to 26 ounce) iceberg lettuce (large head, wilted outer leaves removed)
  • 4 to 6 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • Fleur de sel, to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • FOR THE DRESSING

  • Step 1: Place 4 oz. of blue cheese in a small bowl and microwave for 15-20 seconds, until it begins to melt.

  • Step 2: Place the mayonnaise, yogurt, warm blue cheese, sherry vinegar, kosher salt, and ground black pepper in a bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until smooth. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.

  • FOR THE SALAD

  • Step 3: Combine the celery, radishes, and scallions in a bowl. Slice the whole head of lettuce across to make four 3/4-inch thick round disks and place each on a dinner plate.

  • Step 4: Spoon the dressing on the lettuce and sprinkle on a quarter of te vegetable mixture.

  • Step 5: Distribute the remaining crumbled blue cheese on the salads, sprinkle with fleur de sel and black pepper, and serve.

  • NOTE: in addition to the ingredients listed, I've tried adding different topping variations, such as bacon, sliced red onion, sliced peppadew, etc

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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