Instructions: Optional: minced fresh tarragon or basil; see cooks note

Cooks note: If desired, just before serving, remove amount of dressing you think youll be using and add 1 tablespoon of minced fresh tarragon or basil. If you add herbs to entire mixture and then store, herbs lose their fresh taste and get mushy.

Combine oil and blue cheese in small bowl. Using fork, mash about 1/2 of the blue cheese into oil. Stir in vinegar, garlic salt and ground black pepper.

Taste and add more oil or vinegar or garlic salt, as needed.

Presentation: Stir dressing. Add just enough dressing to lightly coat lettuce leaves. Dressing can also be used as marinade for fresh mushrooms. To add more color to your tossed green salads, begin with colorful assortment of lettuce.

Prepared assortments are sold in many supermarkets. To cut down on cost, combine small portion of mixtures with butter lettuce or romaine lettuce. For additional color, garnish with pesticide-free, edible flowers, such as society garlic and nasturtiums.

Yield: 2 cups

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