Dressing

In a mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, Worcestershire, vinegar, blue cheese and chives.

Salad

Cut heads of lettuce in half; remove and discard cores. Remove a few inner leaves from each half-head to form a shallow bowl. Arrange each half on individual salad plates.

Toss remaining salad ingredients together with dressing; divide and spoon the mixture into lettuce leaves. Serve immediately.

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons sour cream
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 Teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Ounce crumbled blue cheese, e.g., Stilton or Gorgonzola
  • 1/2 Tablespoon minced chives
  • Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Procedure

Salad

  • 2 heads iceberg lettuce
  • 2 hard cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
  • 2 strips crisp bacon
  • 2 thin slices red onion, separated into rings
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1/2 Cup California raisins

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 53%); Total Fat 14 ( Saturated Fat 4.5; Trans Fat 0; ); Cholesterol 120; Sodium 250; Potassium 464; Total Carbohydrate 20; Dietary Fiber 3; Sugars 16; Protein 8; Calcium 97; Iron 2;

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