CHICORY SALAD WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

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The chicory gives a bitter contrast to the richness of the cheese in this sophisticated salad recipe

Provided by John Torode

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 heads of chicory (it's nice to have a mix of 2 red and 2 white)
4 tbsp olive oil
200g blue cheese (stilton or similar)
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
75ml double cream
juice ½ lemon
4 tbsp crème fraîche

Steps:

Slice the base off each chicory and peel off the leaves until you reach the core, which you can either cut into quarters or leave whole. Arrange the leaves on a platter.
Drizzle the chicory with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Crumble half the blue cheese over the chicory, then mix the remaining cheese with the vinegar, squashing with a fork to make it creamy. Add the cream, lemon juice and crème fraîche, then whisk together. Adjust the seasoning, spoon over the salad and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 21 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.79 milligram of sodium