Name: Blue Cheese Dressing
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1/3 cup sour cream; 1/3 cup Vegenaise; 1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (use the picante or mountain kind, not the dulce); 1/3 cup cold water; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; 1 large shallot, peeled and thinly sliced; Big pinch coarse salt; A few fresh grinds black pepper

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Blue Cheese DressingCourtesy of Grand Central Publishing

When I was a single gal in NYC and my parents lived in Westchester, we used to meet almost halfway for dinner at Gus's in Harrison, new york. It is a great bar serving delicious seafood and their salad was my favorite—red wine vinaigrette with big hunks of blue cheese. We were always a blue cheese—loving family and my version, with a creamy base (can't compete with Gus!), is fantastic on a wedge of iceberg lettuce or as a dip. It lasts for a good week in the fridge as well.

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