Dandelion Salad with Blue Cheese and Tomato Dressing
This is a delicious recipe that is easy to make and a meal on its own.
Ingredients
Blue Cheese & Tomato Dressing
- 1/4 Cup Blue cheese crumbled
- 2 Tbs White wine vinegar
- 2 Tsp Maple syrup
- 1/4 Cup Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Large Tomatoes
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 Tbs Fresh tarragon chopped
- To taste Freshly ground pepper
Salad
- 4 Ounces Small pasta shells
- 2 Slices Bacon
- 1/4 Cup Blue cheese crumbled
- 1/2 Red onion diced
- 2 Cups Dandelion greens
- 2 Cups Spinach
Instructions
To prepare the Blue Cheese & Tomato Dressing
- Combine blue cheese, vinegar, maple syrup, oil, tomatoes, salt, pepper and tarragon in a blender and blend until combined.
To prepare salad
- Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions.
- Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes.
- Remove the bacon and add the red onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
- When the bacon is cooled chop into small pieces.
- Add the spinach to a salad bowl.
- Add the dandelions and pasta shells.
- Add the blue cheese, onion to the mix.
- Toss the salad.
- Serve with the Blue Cheese & Tomato Dressing.
