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I really like grilled hot dogs topped with a creamy salad. Just about any kind of salad will do, too. This time I went with a simple iceberg mixture, with a good helping of blue cheese crumbles and dressing. And mushrooms. The coolness of the salad on these blue moon hot dogs contrasts well with the just-off-the-grill wieners.

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Some folk aren’t so keen on blue cheese, and that’s ok. Just substitute Gorgonzola (or diced Monterey jack for an even mellower flavor) for the cheese, and ranch salad dressing for the blue cheese dressing when you make these blue moon hot dogs.

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Blue Moon Hot Dogs

The coolness of the salad on these blue moon hot dogs contrasts well with the just-off-the-grill wieners.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword hot dogs

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 297kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

2 hot dog buns
2 hot dogs
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
3-4 mushrooms sliced
2 tablespoons blue cheese or more, crumbled
¼ cup iceberg lettuce chopped
½ Roma tomato seeded, chopped
2 tablespoons blue cheese salad dressing

Instructions

Toast buns as desired.
Grill or cook dogs as desired.
Drizzle the mushrooms with the oil. Saute or grill the mushrooms until just tender.
In a medium bowl, combine the mushrooms, cheese, lettuce, tomato and salad dressing.
Place dogs into the buns and top with the mushroom mixture. Serve.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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A Great Dip For Everything

Unlike some recipes for blue cheese dip, this one does not include lemon juice. Lemon juice can break down the sour cream so you have to use the dip that day. This version will last for a while in the fridge, so no need to rush! Although, honestly, it’s not going to last a day so maybe a little lemon juice wouldn’t be such a bad idea after all!

I made a big ole batch of this crazy good dip and served it with some homemade Buffalo Wild Wings teriyaki chicken wings and a basket of deep fried jalapeno bottle caps.

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