Lettuce with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

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A yummy combination of cream, spices and pungent blue cheese, this old-fashioned favorite from Gayle Lewis of Yucipa, California will cover greens with pizzazz! The texture is extra rich, thanks to the cream cheese she adds.

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Lettuce with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash cayenne pepper
Leaf lettuce or mixed salad greens

Directions

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper and cayenne; mix well. Refrigerate overnight. Serve over salad greens. Yield: about 1 cup.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 208 calories, 20 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 386 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Lettuce with Blue Cheese Dressing in Country Woman May/June 2000, p40