Blue Cheese

A combination of cheeses and a dash of port form the base of this appetizer inspired by Hickory Farms’ iconic cheese ball.

You may be tempted to eat this tangy steak all by itself, but the payoff of building it into a salad with funky blue cheese and juicy tomatoes is well worth it.

Pair fancy ham, funky cheese, and juicy fruit with a black-pepper-spiked agrodolce drizzle to elevate this simple summer side.

Roasted sweet potatoes become a creamy, luscious dip when whipped with blue cheese and cream. Serve with crispy chips alongside for a crowd-pleasing starter.

With salty cheese, toasted seaweed, sweet pears, and bitter radishes, this salad checks all the flavor boxes.

As good with a cocktail as they are with tea or coffee, these mostly savory scones are perfect for a hair-of-the-dog brunch when the party continues into the next day.

Regulars of the Mayflower Inn in Washington, CT, have been known to revolt when this tomato salad isn’t on the menu.

Make this fail-safe combination of sweet-juicy fruit, crunchy-salty nuts, and chewy-fatty cheese your all-season salad template.

Letting the dough proof in the fridge will extend the rising process, resulting in a more tender and flavorful crust.

When chefs say “easy,” they usually mean “excruciatingly difficult”—but not this time.

Eating your veggies is a lot easier when there's cheese and fried bread involved.

Two beautiful bar foods in one pizza package. Inspiring.

Half Buffalo chicken wings. Half pizza. This is a joint venture between the tastiest foods we know.

The cauliflower tastes so much like boneless chicken wings, it's unreal.

We swapped the red sauce for crisp lettuce tossed in a bracing dressing—and we’re into it.

You’re going to get what seems like a lot of dressing from this wedge salad recipe, but all those crevices in the iceberg lettuce will use it up.

The dressing has virtually no oil in it, balancing acidity with the sweetness of apple juice and fattiness of the cheese and nuts. This recipe is from Flora Bar in NYC—a sleeper hit of the menu.

Like a wedge salad, except easy and you can eat. it. with. your. hands.

Think of this recipe as your favorite bacony wedge salad reimagined as an additive party snack.

Fennel and celery share more than just the dubious honor of being incredibly underrated vegetables. Their snappy crunch is awesome raw, as proven by this densely textured salad recipe.

The aromatic sweetness of the vanilla complements the sharp blue cheese and smoky-spicy sausage, and, since we doubt you’re curing your own chorizo, it’s the single handmade element on this tapas plate. This recipe is from Morcilla, one of the Hot 10, America's Best New Restaurants 2016.

This recipe is such a basic go-to, you can use it on just about anything, from salads to sandwiches, buffalo wings to buffalo hot dogs, and so much more.

Feel free to use any of the leafy greens listed here, but dandelion is ideal for its spicy, sturdy leaves.

Use a blue cheese that you like to eat and serve these with butter and jam to play up the salty and sweet pairing.