Green salad with blue cheese dressing
4 servings
10 minutes
Green salad with blue cheese dressing is an elegant dish of European cuisine that combines the freshness of greens and the rich flavor of aged Roquefort cheese. Lettuce, tender and juicy, serves as the perfect base, while crunchy croutons add textural variety. The dressing made from olive oil, white wine vinegar, sour cream, and tangy cheese crumbles creates a refined blend of creamy softness and sharp aftertaste. This salad is ideal as a standalone dish for a light dinner or as an exquisite appetizer before the main course. Popular in European restaurants, it highlights the art of simple yet balanced gastronomy. Served chilled, it pairs wonderfully with dry white wines and represents a harmonious union between nature's freshness and flavor richness.
1
Separate the head of lettuce into individual leaves and tear them by hand into large green flakes.
- Lettuce: 1 piece
2
Whisk olive oil with vinegar, a pinch of salt, and pepper. Mix with sour cream and crumbled blue cheese. Sprinkle salad leaves with croutons and dress with the sauce.
- Olive oil: 20 ml
- White wine vinegar: 20 ml
- Sour cream: 150 g
- White crackers: to taste
- Roquefort cheese: 50 g
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste