Romaine lettuce with blue cheese and warm bacon dressing

Votes: 1

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 438, total fat 32 G., saturated fats 13 G., proteins 15 G., carbohydrates 23 G., fiber 3 G., cholesterol 60 mg, sodium 736 mg, sugar 17 G.

Romaine lettuce leaves are topped with crumbled blue cheese, crispy bacon bits, dried cherries, and drizzled with a warm vinaigrette for a deliciously crispy side dish bursting with flavor. The vinaigrette is the star of this recipe. It's made with the salty bacon fat, sweet maple syrup, zesty Dijon mustard, and tangy red wine vinegar.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

8 thick slices of bacon
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon maple syrup
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 heads romaine lettuce, halved
110 g of blue cheese
0.5 cups dried cherries

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8–10 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and let it cool, then finely chop.
Add the vinegar to the same pan with the fat, then add the mustard, maple syrup, and a few turns of the black peppercorn grinder. Stir over medium heat until emulsified, then turn off the heat.

To serve, transfer the Romano to a serving platter and top with bacon, crumbled blue cheese, and dried cherries. Drizzle with the warm dressing from the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Author of the recipe - Molly Yeh is an American blogger and cookbook author.

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recipe / Simple and quick recipes / Quick side dishes / Summer dishes / Calorie content of prepared meals / Side dishes / Appetizers / Vegetable appetizers / Salads / Vegetable salads / Leafy salads / Italian cuisine