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Zucchini Cherry Tomato Salad

Zucchini Cherry Tomato Salad

It has been a hot summer here in Atlanta. When it is this hot, the last thing I want to do is stand over a hot stove or oven to cook something. That is one of the reasons I love this zucchini cherry tomato salad…

Spinach, Fig, and Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing

Spinach, Fig, and Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing

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BQ’s Roquefort Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

BQ’s Roquefort Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

My friend, Ed, has been asking me to post this recipe since I started this blog. It is my grandmother’s Roquefort salad dressing recipe. She always kept a jar of this in the fridge and a salad with Roquefort dressing was on the table every Sunday dinner.

This is not your typical blue cheese dressing. It is a blue cheese vinaigrette. The vinegar and Worcestershire balance out the blue cheese so that even people who are not huge blue cheese fans (like me) will still be crazy about this salad dressing.

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BQ's Roquefort Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

August 29, 2020
: Makes 2+ cups of salad dressing
: Easy

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Ingredients
  • 4 oz. Roquefort or similar blue cheese (crumbled is easier)
  • ½ c. white vinegar
  • 1 c. Canola or vegetable oil
  • 2 t. salt
  • 1 heaping t. cracked black pepper
  • 4 t. Worcestershire sauce
Directions
  • Step 1 Mash together crumbled blue cheese and vinegar with a fork.
  • Step 2 Mix together oil, salt, pepper, & Worcestershire sauce.
  • Step 3 Combine blue cheese mixture in with oil mixture. Mix well – either whisk together or put in a jar and shake vigorously.
  • Step 4 Store in refrigerator. Shake up or re-whisk before serving.

Variations

BQ always served this with a simple green salad (preferably with lettuce fresh from the garden). Some of my favorite variations are pictured below.

Steak & tomato
Steak & tomato
Salad with apples & walnuts
Apples, cranberries & walnuts

Serve
Tomato & pistachio

Roquefort salad with bacon & tomato
Bacon & Tomato

Detailed Instructions

Mash cheese and vinegar
Mash cheese and vinegar

Mash together crumbled blue cheese in vinegar with a fork. There shouldn’t be any big chunks, but small chunks are fine. The original recipe called for Roquefort, but you can use any blue cheese. Using pre-crumbled saves a little time.

Mix oil & remaining ingredients
Mix oil & remaining ingredients

In a separate bowl or jar, mix together oil, salt, pepper, & Worcestershire sauce.  A 2-cup (1 pint) glass jar just fits.
Note: I use table salt for this dressing. If you use kosher salt, you may need to adjust the amount.

Shake to combine
Shake to combine

Combine blue cheese mixture in with oil mixture. Mix well – either whisk them together in a bowl or put them in a jar and shake it vigorously.

Serve
Serve

Store in refrigerator. Shake well or re-whisk before serving. The blue cheese tends to sink to the bottom of the jar, so sometimes I use a spoon or small gravy ladle to make sure I get the good stuff from the bottom of the jar.