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Behind the ingredient?

Blue Cheese:

Blue cheese (or bleu cheese) is a general classification of cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk cheeses that has had Penicillium cultures added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-gray or blue-green mold.

Beet, Pecan & Blue Cheese Salad

Ingredients:

8 - 10 medium sized beets

1/2 cup pecans, roasted & coarsely chopped

1/4 pound blue cheese of choice

salt and pepper to taste

chives, snipped

raspberry vinaigrette

Instructions:

1. Wash beets and trim stems and roots. Do not peel skins! Drop beets in salted boiling water and cook for 20-40 minutes, depending on beets.

2. Drain, cool and peel beets. Cut beets into julienne or medium dice.

3. In a bowl, combine beets and vinaigrette and let set for 30 minutes.

4. Toss mixture with pecans, chives, salt, pepper and place on platter or bowl.

5. Crumble blue cheese over salad and serve immediately.

Cooking Terms Explained

Julienne:

To cut food into thin, matchstick strips. Julienne strips are usually about 1/8-inch thick, but the length varies.

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