6 big blue and salad Recipes

buttermilk, sour cream, tangy blue cheese crumbles (recommended : maytag blue), kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, radishes, for dipping, tomatoes, for dipping, scallions, for dipping, carrot sticks, for dipping, celery sticks, for dipping

baby red potatoes, cut in half, olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, mayonnaise, chopped fresh parsley, white balsamic vinegar, sugar, dijon mustard, sliced red onion, crumbled blue cheese, bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

firm assorted heirloom tomatoes (brandywine, big rainbow, jubilee, etc.), white balsamic vinegar, evoo, shallots, finely minced, fresh basil, finely minced, fresh tarragon, finely minced, kosher salt to taste, fresh cracked pepper to taste, fleur de sel or other finishing salt, blue crab, meyer lemon juice, evoo, kosher salt to taste, fresh cracked pepper to taste, micro opal basil for garnish

japanese or cello cucumber , fluted and thinly sliced in 1/8-inch rounds, sushi grade yellowfin tuna, blue fin or big eye tuna, cut into 1/4-inch dice, vinaigrette , recipe follows, sliced scallions, white part only, shiso leaves , cut into chiffonade, coarse salt, freshly ground white pepper, herb salad , recipe follows, croutons , recipe follows, special equipment : 1 ring mold, 3 inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches deep