Warm Stilton Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Use kitchen scissors or a sharp knife to snip the bacon crossways into fat matchsticks. Heat a small, dry frying pan on a medium heat and add the bacon. Cook for about 10 mins, until the fat has run and the bacon is crisp.
• To make the dressing, reduce the heat in the pan to low and stir in 1 tbsp water, then the vinegar, honey and mustard. Stir well, scraping up any residue on the base of the pan. Stir in the oil, taste and season.
• Meanwhile, heat a ridged griddle pan or grill and cook the pears for about 5 mins on each side, until browned. Place in a bowl and mix with the cubes of cheese (this melts the cheese a little, making it nice and squidgy). Tip the spinach into a serving bowl, and scatter the cheese and pear mixture over. Top with the warm bacon dressing and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place the cheese, mayonnaise, heavy cream, vinegar, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until smooth.
• Place a wedge of lettuce on each serving plate. Pour enough dressing over the lettuce to moisten. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Chop pancetta. Thinly slice shallots. Brush sand off 1 pound fresh chanterelle mushrooms and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Crumble Stilton.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and shallots; sauté until beginning to brown. Add 2 more tablespoons olive oil, then the mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sauté until the mushrooms are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon Sherry wine vinegar and boil until evaporated, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Pour lettuce mix into a shallow salad bowl. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss. Add 2 teaspoons Sherry wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and toss again. Add the mushrooms and cheese; toss lightly and serve immediately.

Steps:

• gently heat the cheese and single cream in a pan until the cheese has melted.
• peel the pears, core and cut into thick slices.
• arrange on four plates with the salad leaves and the walnuts.
• drizzle with the warm stilton dressing.
• For A Change:.
• Replace stilton with 75g dolcelatte.
• and the walnuts with 25g toasted hazelnuts.

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; toss well to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Strain mixture through a sieve into a jar, reserving liquid.
• Set strawberries aside.
• Add oil and water to jar.
• Cover tightly, and shake vigorously.
• Arrange 1 cup greens on each of 4 salad plates.
• Top with 1/2 cup berries, 2 teaspoons dressing, and 1 tablespoon cheese.
• Serve with French bread.

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. In a bowl toss the lettuce with half the dressing and divide the salad among 4 plates. Halve and core the pear and cut it lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange one fourth of the pear slices decoratively on each plate, divide the Stilton and the pecans among the salads, and drizzle the remaining dressing on top.

Steps:

• Put the cherries in a small container and cover them with the sherry or port. Set aside to plump up - a few hours works well.
• To make the dressing beat together the olive oil, raspberry vinegar, sugar, cinnamon and several drops of Tobasco (less if you don't want much of a kick) and some salt and pepper to taste.
• Put the lettuce or mixed greens in to a bowl with the Stilton, almonds, cherries along with any remaining liquid.
• Drizzle the dressing over the greens and toss to coat.
• Serve at once.

Steps:

• Whisk first 10 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. (Dressing can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring vinaigrette and figs to simmer in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Simmer until dressing is slightly syrupy, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Cool slightly. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide greens among 6 plates. Sprinkle cheese over greens. Ladle warm dressing and figs over salads and serve.