38 saga Recipes

pecan halves, egg, unsalted butter, softened, saga blue cheese, softened, all-purpose flour

frozen miniature phyllo cups, butter, pears, peeled and chopped, sugar, saga blue cheese or 5 oz another creamy blue cheese, trimmed of rind and cut into 30 small cubes

smoked almonds, brie with herbs, saga blue, log goat cheese , any variety, baguette , sliced at bakery counter, grapes (black, red, or green), separated into small bunches

baguette , cut lengthwise in half, best-quality olive oil, coarsely chopped fresh basil leaf, sliced prosciutto, sweet gorgonzola or 8 oz saga blue cheese, room temperature, fresh figs , cut lengthwise into slices (mission or green,ripe), fresh lemon juice, fresh ground black pepper , to taste

head iceberg lettuce, washed and dried, head romaine lettuce, washed and dried, frozen artichoke hearts (in brine, not marinated, about 12 oz drained) or 10 -12 canned artichoke hearts (in brine, not marinated, about 12 oz drained), hearts of palm (about 12 oz drained ), avocado, blue cheese , such as saga, maytag (1 cup) or 6 oz gorgonzola, crumbled (1 cup), cooked bacon, slices (crumbled , crisp-cooked bacon strips or equivalent amount of crisp real-bacon bits), chopped hard-cooked egg (2 large eggs, see note), minced red onion, seeded chopped plum tomato, white balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, italian salad dressing mix, such as good seasons (see note ), extra virgin olive oil

frangelico or other hazelnut liqueur, fresh figs , preferably mission or brown turkey, stems removed, cut in half lengthwise, montbriac cheese, at room temperature , cut into 8 equal pieces (or use cambozola, le petit bleu, saga blue, or brie), hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

french bread baguette, cut into 24 1/2-inch-thick rounds, st.andre or other triple cream cheese, room temperature, saga or other soft riped blue cheese, room temperature, radish bunches, trimmed and thinly sliced, celery stalks, thinly sliced

crusty rolls , such as a portuguese or country sourdough, split in half lengthwise, dijon mustard, grilled medium-rare steak , preferably from porterhouse, hanger, or ribeye, thinly sliced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, saga blue cheese , cut into 12 slices, roasted shallots, roughly chopped , recipe follows, loosely packed watercress, washed and dried, roasted shallots, shallots (about 1 3/4 lb), unpeeled, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, plus more, freshly ground black pepper, copyright 2001 television food network , g.p. all rights reserved

ground sirloin, ground chuck, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, vegetable oil, cheese , such as cheddar, american, saga blue , and swiss (optional), soft hamburger-style buns, split, beefsteak tomatoes (optional), assorted lettuces and greens , such as iceberg, romaine, or watercress, assorted mustards , such as whole-grained, dijon, or french s (optional), mayonnaise (optional), ketchup (optional), cooked, crisp bacon (optional), copyright 2001 television food network , g.p. all rights reserved

ground chuck, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, spice mix , optional, recipe follows, vegetable oil, cheese , such as cheddar, american, saga blue , and swiss, optional, soft hamburger-style buns, split, beefsteak tomatoes , optional, assorted lettuces and greens , such as iceberg, romaine, or watercress, assorted mustards , such as whole-grained, dijon, or french s, optional, mayonnaise , optional, ketchup , optional

vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, dry mustard, paprika, crumbled saga cheese, worcestershire

firm fresh white cheese or yogurt cheese, crumbled bleu , roquefort, saga or gorgonzola cheese, garlic, minced to a fine pulp

low-fat chicken broth, yellow cornmeal, grated parmesan cheese, soft blue cheese, cut into 24 cubes (such as saga blue), sliced green onions, pine nuts, toasted, grape tomatoes , quartered lengthwise, sliced fresh basil

grilled medium-rare steak, preferably strip, porterhouse, or hanger, saga blue cheese, crusty rolls , such as portuguese or country sourdough, split in half lengthwise, dijon mustard, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, roasted shallots (recipe follows), roughly chopped, loosely packed watercress, washed and dried, shallots (about 1 3/4 lb), unpeeled, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt , plus more to taste, freshly ground black pepper

shallots (about 24), peeled , halved lengthwise, olive oil, fresh breadcrumbs made from french bread, farfalle (bow-tie) pasta, asparagus, trimmed, cut diagonally into 11/2-inch pieces, creamy blue cheese (such as saga blue or gorgonzola), cut into 1/2-inch pieces

crusty rolls , such as a portuguese, split, dijon mustard, grilled medium rare steak, thinly sliced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, saga blue cheese , cut into 12 slices, roasted shallots, recipe follows, roughly chopped, loosely packed watercress, washed and dried, shallots, unpeeled, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning, freshly ground black pepper