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;Try Another Recipe
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- by James W. Anderson, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Emeritus, University of Kentucky.