Corny Joke & a Really Good Blue Cheese Dressing

Q. Why did the tomato blush?

A. He saw the salad dressing!

Salad is served!

In this case – Blue Cheese Salad Dressing, Rich and delicious, it is great over wedges of iceberg lettuce but we like it over leaves of Romaine. I like to distribute cubed tomatoes (or quarter cherry or grape tomatoes) and cucumber over the lettuce and then top it with the dressing; crumbled bacon is also a nice addition.

Blue Cheese Dressing     Makes 1 cup

This dressing keeps for up to one week in the refrigerator.

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup blue cheese chunks (buy it in a chunk and crumble it yourself for the best flavor)

¼ cup sour cream

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

½ teaspoon dry mustard

½ teaspoon granulated sugar

3 to 4 drops of hot sauce (Tabasco), or to taste

Kosher salt and coarse pepper, to taste

1.     Whisk all ingredients together in a mixing bowl.

2.     Chill at least an hour before serving to allow flavors to blend.

3.     If thick, then out with a little milk.

Romaine leaves topped with chopped cucumber,
quartered grape tomatoes and
topped with chunky blue cheese dressing.