What's Up Doc? Camping and Carrots

So the title is a little too expected right?  But what else do I think of when I think of carrots.  A smart mouthed rabbit chased by a gun wielding doof, of course.  I'm always amazed how long "60 days to maturity" really is.  Yikes!  So here we are harvesting some carrots.  5 1/2 pounds to be somewhat exact.

I decide to pick them while it is pouring down rain and when I have 2 hours before I'm going to a get together with friends.  We were going to make the lemonade but decided to bring fresh carrots instead.  Eat 'em fresh!  Carrots themselves seem a bit boring so Barry hooked up some of the buttermilk dressing with blue cheese that we usually put over tomatoes.

Now I'm somewhat of blue cheese connoisseur.  My whole family is, really.  So when I say this is the best dressing ever, I'm speaking on some authority.  Barry found this little gem on the Bon Appettit website.  It will become a summer favorite.  We've also done a low cal version with low fat buttermilk and it is also tasty.

Buttermilk Dressing with Blue Cheese

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Ingredients

Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons minced shallot
1 small garlic clove, minced
Coarse kosher salt

Salad
6 assorted large heirloom tomatoes, cored, cut into 3/4-inch-thick wedges
1/2 cup thinly sliced shallots
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Coarse kosher salt
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley leaves

Preparation

Dressing
Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Season dressing with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper.

Salad
Place tomatoes and shallots in large bowl. Add oil and lemon juice; sprinkle with coarse salt and freshly ground pepper and toss. Divide among 6 plates. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with blue cheese, green onions, and parsley.





By the way, camping get together was fantastic!  Our friend, Jeff, put together a hilarious video of the annual camping trip the guys in the neighborhood live through.  His Camper's Delight might be paired with some carrots next year :)  At least they aren't chasing each other around with weapons.