Iceberg Lettuce With Blue Cheese Dressing |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 5 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This recipe reminds me of childhood. It's extremely retro, with an optional update. Definitely not for the nutrition-conscious. Did you know iceberg lettuce has the poorest nutritional content of all lettuces? The lettuce certainly won't boost your vitamin A or C levels, or fatten you up but the dressing sure will! This was in today's NY Times, an article about loser lettuces (iceberg and romaine) by Mark Bittman, the Minimalist. I would take exception with calling romaine a loser lettuce; unlike iceberg it has lots of nutrition. Then again, sometimes you just can't beat the crunchy cold of iceberg. I made this last night and it was just as I remembered it :) Ingredients:
1 cup yogurt, preferably whole milk |
1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled |
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (or more) |
salt & fresh ground pepper |
1 head iceberg lettuce, refrigerated, cored and cut into 8 wedges |
1/2 cup hazelnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) |
Directions:
1. Mash yogurt with blue cheese, lemon juice, a pinch of salt and a grinding or two of pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more lemon juice if necessary.
2. Place each wedge of iceberg lettuce on a plate, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with nuts if using.
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