Grilled Romaine Salad With Blue Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, blue cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, shallot, and garlic in a medium bowl. Mix well, then season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours to allow the flavors to develop.
• When ready to prepare the salad, preheat an outdoor grill for medium-low heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute bacon, turning as needed, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Dice cooled bacon and set aside.
• Lightly brush romaine on all sides with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Using a pair of tongs, place romaine, cut-sides down, on the preheated grill. Cook until slightly caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes; it should still be slightly raw and crunchy in the center. Remove to a clean platter and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Place each romaine half on a serving plate. Drizzle with dressing and top with tomato and diced bacon.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Mix olive oil, white sugar, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Place tomatoes in the bag, seal, and shake to coat. Arrange coated tomato halves cut side up on a baking sheet. Bake tomatoes 2 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Remove from heat, and let cool.
• In a blender or food processor, finely chop the shallots. Add vinegar and brown sugar, and process until smooth. Slowly add 1 3/4 cups oil, processing frequently, so as to thicken the mixture.
• Preheat grill for high heat. Brush romaine hearts with 1 tablespoon olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Place romaine hearts on the preheated grill. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, turning frequently, until slightly charred but not heated all the way through. Serve warm on salad plates surrounded by tomato pieces and drizzled with the shallot dressing.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium. Make the dressing: In a blender, combine the lemon juice, vinegar, capers, 1 teaspoon salt and the garlic. Blend until smooth. Add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, anchovies and their oil and 1/2 cup olive oil; blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning. Blend in up to 1/4 cup more olive oil, if needed. Set the dressing aside.
• Make the salad: In a large bowl, toss 4 of the romaine halves with a little olive oil and season with salt. Put them in a single layer on the grill and cook 3 minutes per side (the romaine should feel slightly warm and tender). Transfer to a large platter. Spoon a little dressing on each.
• Finely chop the rest of the romaine and add it to a medium bowl. Add the remaining dressing, a touch of lemon juice and the basil leaves. Toss to coat.
• Top the grilled romaine with the romaine-basil mixture. Garnish with the blue cheese and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut bacon into small pieces.
• Add 1 Tbs olive oil to a large skillet on med-high heat.
• Add bacon to the pan. When it has started to cook and render down, add onions.
• Cook, stirring frequently until onions and bacon are done. Be careful not to burn.
• Carefully pour the vinegar into the pan and stir to deglaze the pan. Simmer for a few minutes, or until liquid is decreased by half. Turn heat down to lowest possible setting, just to keep warm.
• Cut lettuce in half lengthwise. Brush cut side with remaining olive oil (or hit it with a spray from a can).
• Place lettuce, cut side down on a hot grill for 2-3 minutes, just long enough to char it lightly.
• Remove from grill, and place cut side up on serving platter. Spoon the bacon mixture over the lettuce, dividing it evenly.
• Sprinkle blue cheese over lettuce.
• Add the black pepper to taste.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Combine pine nuts and butter; spread on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 4-6 minutes until golden brown, stirring once. Cool on a wire rack. In a large bowl, combine romaine and blue cheese. Add apples and pine nuts., In a food processor or blender, combine the lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic, salt and pepper; cover and process until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.