*Little Gems With Blue Cheese Dressing*

Serves 4

This delicious salad calls for little Gems lettuce but I have made it with sliced Cos (Romaine) lettuce with excellent results. It makes a wonderful first course! I could eat a big plate of it all on myown with nothing else, it’s that good!

2 TBS cider vinegar

2 TBS double cream

1 TBS sugar

3 ½ ounces good olive oil

2 ounces Stilton cheese or other blue cheese (I usually use a good Danish blue)

2 little gem lettuce

2 spring onions, finely sliced

Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Make the dressing by whisking together the vinegar and cream, along with a little sea salt and black pepper. Whisk in the sugar and gradually whisk in the oil until emulsified. Crumble in the cheese. Taste and adjust seasoning if required.

Cut the lettuces into wedges lengthwise and arrange on a plate attractively. Drizzle over the dressing and scatter the spring onion over top. Serve.