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Wedge and Cobb salads are always my favorites. I can throw either one together in no time at all with a variety of ingredient. Whatever I have on hand. If I’m in a hurry I might grab a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing out of the pantry. But if I have a spare minute or two I like to make my own. Like this blue cheese vinaigrette. Easy to make using ingredients I almost always have on hand. It packs that nice blue cheese tang, along with a little hit of mustard. It was perfect on my simple wedge salad.
I often shy away from mustardy dressings. They can be a bit too mustardy for me sometimes. I find myself cutting back on the amount of mustard at the least. Or I just go on to the next dressing instead. But this one intrigued me. The combination of mustard and blue cheese was not something I had tried before. So I dove in. And I made it exactly as written, without cutting back on the mustard. And I loved it! Yeah, it had that mustard hit for sure, but it was right where I needed it to be mustard-wise. I was happy!
Add A Little Smokiness
I like to use smoked pepper and salt when making this blue cheese vinaigrette. It adds a nice unexpected flavor. Subtle but definitely different than ‘normal’ salt and pepper. You don’t have to use smoked anything in yours. Regular ole salt and pepper work just fine. But if you happen to have the smoked stuff, use it. In fact, use it often. You’ll find that they can make a nice little change to any recipe.
I serve my dressings in squeeze bottles or sometimes dipping sauce bowls.
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Also try my bacon buttermilk dressing or roasted red pepper vinaigrettes on a wedge salad. For something different, make my balsamic smoked honey vinaigrette.
Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup blue cheese grated or finely chopped
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Whisk together the cheese, vinegar, and mustard.
- While still whisking add the olive oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Notes
Nutrition
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