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Ad Hoc Blue Cheese Dressing

June 28 by Priscilla 17 Comments

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Tender baby romaine from the garden.

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What would highlight the vibrant greens?  I was thinking a simple presentation with a bold flavor …

My taste memory responded with an instant craving for real, blue cheese dressing – rich and creamy with big chunks of  tangy blue cheese. The kind that flows and hasn’t been thickened with xanthum gum or modified food starch.

It just so happens that I splurged on Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home cookbook and was waiting for the perfect opportunity to leisurely leaf through thisAd hoc at homewonderful collection of family meals and everyday staples, “delicious approachable food” that Keller promises are “doable at home, no immersion circulator required…” .

As the renowned chef and owner of legendary Napa Valley restaurant The French Laundry in Yountville, CA, Thomas Keller is not a name normally associated with “accessible” or “home cooking”.  Ad Hoc at Home is touted as the long awaited book for home cooks where the revered chef has turned his imagination to the American comfort foods that we all know and love. Here is the first of many recipes I’ll share with you from this gorgeous cookbook.

 

Blue Cheese Dressing

Adapted from Ad Hoc at Home

1 cup Aioli

¼ to ½ cup buttermilk

½ cup sour cream

1 teaspoon minced shallots

1 teaspoon minced flat-leaf parsley

1 teaspoon minced mint

8 oz. crumbled blue cheese

Kosher salt

For the Aioli:

Ingredients: 1 whole garlic head, 1 cup canola oil, 1 t. fresh lemon juice and 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Chop end off whole garlic head, peel individual cloves. In a heavy saucepan add the cloves to 1 cup of canola oil. Heat over very low heat (not even a simmer – you should see only very small bubbles in the oil) for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool. Remove cloves from oil and reserve for another use. Put two egg yolks into a mini food processor*, very slowly add 1 cup of the garlic oil through the tube on top while processing, blending until emulsified (oil and liquid are thoroughly combined) and thickened. Add 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice and 1 teaspoon kosher salt.

*Alternately, you can place the egg yolks in a glass mixing bowl and use an immersion blender.

For the Dressing:

Transfer aioli to a glass mixing bowl, whisk in ¼ cup buttermilk, sour cream, shallots, parsley and mint. Add 8 oz. of crumbled blue cheese. The dressing can be used now or refrigerated. Before serving, take a spoonful of the dressing and pour it back into the bowl – it should run freely. If it is too thick, add additional buttermilk as necessary.

Makes about 2 cups. Dressing may be refrigerated in a covered container for up to 1 week.

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Enjoy 🙂 Shown served with all natural Seneca Crisp Onions for a delightful crunch and added texture.

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  1. laura

    June 28 at 11:22 am

    looks tasty! i saw this book at costco last week… might have to go pick it up. i was with my husband and i don’t think he’d appreciate seeing me buy another cookbook! 😉 thanks for sharing.
    .-= laura´s last blog ..reflections made me do it- =-.

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    • Priscilla

      June 28 at 9:25 pm

      Thanks, Laura – you could order it from my Amazon store, have it delivered to your house, and no one would ever know 😉

      Reply
  2. Suz Broughton

    June 28 at 3:26 pm

    I love Blue Cheese Dressing. This looks amazing.

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    • Priscilla

      June 28 at 9:23 pm

      Suz – I’ll make it again and bring you some the next time I know I’ll be seeing you -it’s delicious!

      Reply
  3. Victoria

    June 28 at 8:29 pm

    I’ve made this before! It’s so delicious 🙂
    .-= Victoria´s last blog ..Spotlight- Castle Hill Inn =-.

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    • Priscilla

      June 28 at 9:22 pm

      Victoria – I enjoyed the dressing on another salad tonight! Thanks for reading and commenting!

      Reply
  4. Steve Bush

    June 29 at 12:29 am

    just forwarded this to my wife. Perhaps she’ll indulge me (or I could do it, but smoke alarms usually go off when I cook).
    .-= Steve Bush´s last blog ..The Halo Effect =-.

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  5. Vintage Mama

    June 29 at 12:41 am

    I love this cookbook! My cousin gave it to me (autographed and all!) for my birthday. My favorite recipe so far is the apple butter. Yummy!

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    • Priscilla

      June 29 at 9:53 am

      Vintage Mama – Wow, autographed! Your cousin loves you a lot! Thanks for reading – I’ll check out the apple butter 🙂

      Reply
  6. Victoria

    June 29 at 5:52 pm

    I actually used it as the base for my buffalo chicken pizza! Talk about over the top awesome 🙂
    .-= Victoria´s last blog ..Spotlight- Castle Hill Inn =-.

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  7. FOODESSA

    June 29 at 6:00 pm

    A friend of mine had his book and she forgot to lend it to me ;o)
    It’s good to review at least one of his rustic recipes.

    I have plenty of mint just waiting to be all used up…too bad only a teaspoon is needed 🙂

    Thanks for sharing such a lovely post.
    Flavourful wishes, Claudia
    .-= FOODESSA´s last blog ..dried FIGS bathing in PORTO =-.

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  8. Vintage Mama

    June 30 at 4:35 pm

    Well I suppose she does love me, but I guess it helps that she works for him. *wink*
    .-= Vintage Mama´s last blog ..Gilding The Lily =-.

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  9. Magic of Spice

    July 1 at 8:41 pm

    Great salad, perfect for summer…your baby romaine is gorgeous!
    .-= Magic of Spice´s last blog ..Whats for Dinner Grilled Pizza with Lemon Balm and Pineapple Mint Pesto =-.

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  10. Alisa

    July 2 at 6:53 am

    Wow, thanks for sharing this. I really love reading your posts.If you won’t mind I’d love to guide Foodista readers to this post.Just add the foodista widget to the end of this post and it’s all set, Thanks!
    .-= Alisa´s last blog ..Everything Grillable =-.

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  11. Priscilla

    July 2 at 3:07 pm

    @Alisa – I’ll do that! Thanks for reading and sending more foodies my way!

    Reply
  12. FrenchPressMemos

    July 11 at 7:27 am

    AdHoc is an amazing book. I have Bouchon and French Laundry and have cooked from them extensively, but AdHoc is such a treat!

    Reply

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