Tuesday, April 15, 2008

What's red and green, and bleu all over?

Luckily it's not the punchline of a fifth grade gross out joke, though some of you might disagree if you don't like bleu cheese.
I was rummaging in the fridge today, stalking my lunch like my ancestors did, staring
blankly into the void, when I was struck with an idea... Look! There on the top shelf, is that a small piece of very strong bleu? Indeed it is. And look there in the vegetable crisper... Do I spy cabbage? Why yes, red and green varieties as a matter of fact, half a head of each.
So with the main slaw ingredients gathered on the cutting board, I rooted around to find the rest of the supplies I would need - mayonnaise, honey, yogurt, sour cream, a carrot, sugar, cider vinegar, and salt/pepper.
I took my
usuba bocho (also know as a Japanese vegetable knife) and started to make a nice julienne of cabbage. In general, I just whacked it into little pieces. I shredded the carrot directly into the bowl holding the cabbage.
I made the dressing in a separate bowl.
1/2 cup mayo
2 oz of really good bleu cheese, crumbled into small chunks, oh say, the side of cottage cheese curd...
1 tbsp plain yogurt
1 tbsp sour cream
2 tsp honey
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar little more if it is too sweet
salt (kosher) and pepper (fresh ground) to taste.
Mix everything in a bowl until well blended, take a taste. Do you like it? If so dress the slaw with it. Does it need something? Figure it out yerself... I like mine the way it is, though I will most likely change it the next time I make it. Last time it was made with bleu cheese salad dressing instead of plain bleu. (Plain bleu... Is that even possible?)
Oh well...
I paired it up with a Hebrew National Jumbo Beef Frank, (unpaid product placement) on sour dough with a sliced up garlic pickle and some, dare I admit it, bacon ranch dressing. It was gooood.
I ate outside in the spring sun at my new pic-a-nic table, Boo Boo
I was watched... Hope everyone else had nice weather today and was able to eat outside... and get watched.

Cheers

Chris

1 comments:

Terri said...

Chris - Thank you for putting that recipe up, it looks scrumptious!!! May try my hand at it this coming weekend.

By the way, love reading your blogs, jsut a little slow with catching up since I've been busy with work.

Cheers love!
Terri