Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 romaine lettuce hearts
• 2 cups quartered grape tomatoes or diced plum tomatoes

Instructions

1. For the blue cheese dressing: Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, buttermilk, hot sauce and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Mix together until well blended. Season with salt and pepper.
2. For the salad: Cut off about 2 inches of the root end of each romaine heart and discard. Remove 8 outer leaves from each and place them spine-side down on a large serving platter. Chop up the remaining leaves into 1/2-inch-thick pieces and place in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes and blue cheese dressing and toss to coat.
3. Evenly distribute the dressed salad among the whole romaine leaves. These can be held in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour before serving.