LETTUCE WEDGE

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Yield makes 6 salads

Number Of Ingredients 14

Dressing:
7 oz. crumbled blue cheese
2/3 C. mayonnaise
1/3 C. buttermilk, well shaken
1/4 C. red wine vinegar
3 T. sour cream
2 T. oil
1 1/2 T. sugar
1/2 t. minced garlic
1/4 t. freshly ground pepper
Salad:
1 large head iceberg lettuce or 1 1/2 heads if small
6 oz. crumbled blue cheese
3 diced seeded, plum tomatoes

Steps:

Dressing: Place the blue cheese, mayonnaise, buttermilk, vinegar, sour cream, oil, sugar, garlic and pepper in a bowl. Using a hand-held mixer on low speed, combine all the ingredients, scraping down the bowl once. Refrigerate 24 hours or as long as 3 days. Salad: Cut the lettuce head in half. Then cut each half in thirds (if small, cut each half in half). Trim the core from each wedge. Place the wedges on chilled salad plates. Spoon about 1/3 cup of dressing over each wedge, allowing it to run over the sides. Sprinkle each with blue cheese and tomatoes, dividing evenly. Serve chilled.