Blue Cheese Wedge Salad Burgers Food

WEDGE SALAD

Steps:

• Puree 1 cup each mayo and blue cheese with 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 shallot, lemon zest, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, salt and pepper. Drizzle over iceberg wedges; top with egg mimosa (See No. 42) and crumbled bacon.
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OUTBACK-STYLE BLUE CHEESE WEDGE SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, buttermilk and sugar in a small bowl. Stir in the blue cheese and season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze: Combine the sugar, balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons water in a small nonstick skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and let cool.
• Make the salad: Divide the iceberg wedges among plates. Spoon the dressing on top, letting it run down the sides. Drizzle all over with some of the glaze, about 1 teaspoon per wedge (you will not need all the glaze). Top with the tomatoes, red onion, bacon and blue cheese.

WEDGE SALAD WITH CRISPY BACON AND BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Mash up 1/2 cup of the blue cheese in a bowl until smooth; add the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice and Dijon mustard and mix until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. If the dressing is too thick for your taste, add a bit of buttermilk or water to thin down. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Lay the iceberg wedges on a platter or one on each individual plate.
• Top with a generous drizzle of dressing, then sprinkle with the cherry tomatoes and the remaining 1/2 cup blue cheese. Top each with strip of crispy bacon.

ASIAN WEDGE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Dressing: Roughly chop celery, carrot, and onion, then place in the bowl of a food processor. Purée until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl halfway through, about 30 seconds total. Peel ½ of the Asian pear; roughly chop and add to food processor. Blend for 15 seconds. Add vinegar and sugar; blend for 15 seconds. Add soy sauce, grapeseed oil, and sesame oil; blend another 15 seconds. Pour into a lidded container and refrigerate overnight: this will allow the onions to mellow and balance out the flavors. Makes 1½ cups. (Store in lidded container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.)
• Salad, part 1: Slice the chile into very thin rings and place in a small bowl filled with ice water. Stir, then let soak 1 minute; the seeds will sink to the bottom and some of the heat will be removed. Remove the chiles floating on top of the water and dry on paper towels. Set aside.
• Salad, part 2: Peel remaining half of the pear and cut into matchsticks (batons). Set aside. Discard the outer leaves of the lettuce and give the head a quick wash. Cut away the root and discard, then slice head into 4 large wedges. Slice off the curved back of each wedge so it has a flat surface to rest on.
• Assemble: Place a heaping spoonful of dressing in the center of a plate, and nestle an iceberg wedge on top of the dressing. Drizzle 2 more spoonfuls of dressing over the wedge. Garnish with several pear batons, serrano slices, and sesame seeds. Thinly slice the nori sheet; place a small "nest" of nori on top of the wedge. Cut Cambazola into cubes and arrange around the salad. Assemble the other salads and serve immediately.

WEDGE SALAD BURGERS

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat, flipping about halfway through, until crisp and the fat has rendered, about 8 minutes; transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off and reserve the bacon drippings, leaving enough in the skillet to coat it nicely.
• Slice 4 rounded chunks of lettuce (4 to 5 inches across) from the top and 3 sides of the head to make "bun" halves; set on a platter.
• Shape the ground beef into 2 burgers, each about 4 inches wide and 3/4-inch thick, and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Put the bacon skillet over high heat, add the burgers and cook for 3 minutes; flip and cook for 3 minutes more for medium-rare.
• Lay 1 lettuce "bun" half cut-side up on each of 2 plates and top with a burger. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the dressing over each burger and top with 1 tablespoon of the onion. Crumble 1 piece of bacon over each burger and top with the remaining lettuce "bun" tops.

WEDGE SALAD WITH ELEGANT BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 pound blue cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise, vinegar, olive oil, sugar, garlic, and pepper in a bowl; blend using a hand mixer; chill until serving.
• Build the salad by placing 1 lettuce wedge on each of 8 plates. Drizzle equal amounts of dressing over each wedge. Scatter tomatoes, onion, and 1/2 pound blue cheese over each salad.

ICEBERG WEDGE SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing in a medium-sized bowl by combining the buttermilk, soured cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and 50g of the blue cheese. Season and stir through the chives. Chill until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, pour half the dressing over the lettuce wedges and crumble over the remaining blue cheese and a scattering of walnuts. Serve the rest of the dressing on the side.