red and bleu salad
Ingredients:
Handful of crisp hearts of romaine leaves
1-2 tablespoons French dressing (recipe below)
1 tablespoon crumbled high-quality blue cheese
Directions:
Chop the romaine leaves. Drizzle with dressing and lightly toss. Put on a plate. Sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese.
For each salad
french dressing
Ingredients:
½ cup ketchup
½ cup vegetable oil
6 Tablespoons white wine or distilled vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon dry mustard
Dash of cayenne pepper
Dash of celery seeds
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Directions:
Add all ingredients to lidded container and shake vigorously until combined. Dressing can be refrigerated in airtight container for one week.
Makes 1 cup
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