148 cherry blue Recipes

grilled asparagus & roasted mushroom salad w/ toasted pecans, blue cheese & red chile mustard vinaigrette, a bobby flay recipe that i slayed, asparagus grilled, assorted mushrooms (portobello, cremini, shiitake) coarsely chopped i used only portobello, olive oil, chopped fresh thyme i used rubbed dry sage, salt and pepper to taste, toasted pecans, american blue cheese i used my fav saga blue, i also added cherry tomatoes, heat olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat. add mushrooms and cook until golden brown. add thyme and season w/ salt and pepper. toss asparagus w/ a few tbsp of the vinaigrette and season w/ salt and pepper. i put the asparagus in a plastic baggie and marinated them before grilling. arrange 1/4 of the mushroom sin the center of each plate. arrange asparagus around the mushrooms. sprinkle pecans and blue cheese around the edge of the plate. drizzle w/ more of the dressing., red chile mustard vinaigrette, dijon mustard, ancho chile powder (i used 1 tsp sambal oelek - ground fresh chili paste or to taste), salt, red wine vinegar, whisk together mustard , ancho powder, salt and vinegar, slowly whisk in oil until emulsified. season w/ more salt to taste.

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

boneless duck breast halves, skinned, salt, freshly ground black pepper, herb salad mix, pitted and halved cherries, crumbled blue cheese, sliced almonds, toasted, champagne-honey vinaigrette

unsalted butter, ancho chili powder, kosher salt, smoked paprika, ground cumin, freshly cracked black pepper, pecan halves, dijon mustard, shallot, minced, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sugar, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, prewashed baby spinach, bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces, fried crisp, crumbled blue cheese, halved cherry tomatoes

applewood-smoked bacon, chopped (read intro), chopped fresh rosemary leaf (fresh *only *), greek yogurt (we always use nancy s- read *note below), crumbled blue cheese (i think feta would make a fine substitute, too, as an afterthought), garlic clove, finely minced, kosher salt, pepper, water, head iceberg lettuce, cored and cut into 16 wedges, avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped (drizzle with lemon juice to stop the avocado from browning), grape tomatoes or 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half

butter, minced garlic, tomato paste, water, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce , seeds removed and chopped, worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar, yellow mustard, ketchup, dark brown sugar, paprika, molasses, honey, black cherry preserves, ground cumin, spanish red onions, butter, minced garlic, sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, chipotle bbq sauce, scallions, for grilling, olive oil, lean ground chuck, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, applewood smoked bacon, aged smoked cheddar, toasted kaiser rolls, oil, for frying, sweet vidalia onions, all-purpose flour, blue cornmeal, salt, eggs