Chicory salad with blue cheese dressing

• heads of chicory↗4

  (it's nice to have a mix of 2 red and 2 white)

• olive oil↗4 tbsp tbsp
• blue cheese↗200g g

  (stilton or similar)

• white wine vinegar↗2 tbsp tbsp
• double cream↗75ml ml
• juice ½ lemon
• crème fraîche↗4 tbsp tbsp

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Slice the base off each chicory and peel off the leaves until you reach the core, which you can either cut into quarters or leave whole. Arrange the leaves on a platter.

2. 2

   Drizzle the chicory with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Crumble half the blue cheese over the chicory, then mix the remaining cheese with the vinegar, squashing with a fork to make it creamy. Add the cream, lemon juice and crème fraîche, then whisk together. Adjust the seasoning, spoon over the salad and serve.