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Blue Cheese Dressing—The Fresh Blue Cheese is the Secret of this One.

Cooks' Note

This dressing is the key to our Mixed Green Salad with Grapes (page 356).

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon dried chervil
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1/2 cup crumbled fresh blue cheese

Preparation

  1. Combine the oil, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, tarragon, chervil, Italian seasoning, and pepper in a jar. Seal and shake vigorously to blend. Just before serving, add the blue cheese, reseal, and shake the jar once or twice. Pour over the salad and serve immediately.

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