Warm Blue Cheese Beef Salad Vinaigrette Food

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.

BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat 1 T oil in a small, heavy skillet over medium heat; add garlic and saute until golden, about 1 minute.
• Transfer garlic mixture to a blender or food processor; add blue cheese, white wine vinegar, water, sugar, hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper and remaining 6 T of olive oil.
• Blend well.
• Transfer vinaigrette to a bowl; mix in chopped basil.
• Can be prepared 2 days ahead, cover and refrigerate.

BEEF AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In tightly covered container, shake dressing and Worcestershire sauce.
• Divide salad greens among 4 plates. Top with remaining ingredients. Serve with dressing.

STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil grate. Place steak on grill and cook for 3 to 5 minutes per side or until desired doneness is reached. Remove from heat and let sit until cool enough to handle. Slice steak into bite size pieces.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Mix in the cheese. Cover and place dressing in refrigerator.
• Onto chilled plates arrange the lettuce, tomato, pepper, onion and olives. Top with steak and drizzle with dressing. Serve with crusty grilled French bread. Enjoy!

BEEF AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak the raisins in the whiskey for 1 hour. Drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, parsley, buttermilk, lemon juice, and vinegar. Whisk until smooth. Add blue cheese crumbles and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Grill the steak to desired doneness and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Divide the lettuce onto 6 serving plates and spoon the dressing over each. Slice the beef and arrange on top of the salad. Sprinkle the raisins over the lettuce.

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST RICH AND CREAMY BLUE CHEESE DRESSING EVER!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash blue cheese and buttermilk together with a fork until mixture resembles large-curd cottage cheese. Stir in sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and garlic powder until well blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

GRILLED STEAK SALAD WITH CRUMBLY BLEU SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients and mix well.
• Stir in blue cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Brush olive oil on steaks and sprinkle with Monreal Steak Seasoning.
• Grill steaks, uncovered, over medium-hot heat for 6-10 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness.
• Thinly slice meat.
• On a serving platter or individual salad plates, arrange lettuce, tomato, carrot, onion and olives.
• Top with steak and dressing.

WARM STEAK AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoons of the dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add meat; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add peppers and onions; cook and stir 5 minutes, or until steak is cooked through and vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in remaining 3 tablespoons dressing.
• Place 2 cups of the greens on each of four salad plates. Top evenly with steak mixture and cheese just before serving. Delicious!

BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add 2 teaspoons minced garlic and sauté until golden, about 1 minute. Transfer garlic mixture to blender. Add blue cheese, white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon water, sugar, hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper and remaining 6 tablespoons olive oil; blend well. Transfer vinaigrette to bowl. Mix in chopped basil. (Vinaigrette can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

BLUE CHEESE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the vinegar, sugar, 1/2 cup blue cheese, onion, mustard, garlic and salt. Cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream until dressing is thickened. Stir in the remaining blue cheese if desired. Serve over salad. Cover and refrigerate leftover dressing.