Cheese with blue mold "Dor Blue" - a delicious and healthy product

Today we propose to learn more about one of the most delicious sorts of cheese called "Dor Blue". This product of semi-solid consistency with blue mold came to us from Germany. The surface of the cheese consists of a crust of white, and inside there are bluish marble veins. "Dor blues" is distinguished by a very delicate oily taste with a slightly salty flavor and light peppercorn.

How to prepare this kind of cheese

Already for many decades, "Dor Blue" is made by the same recipe, using cow's milk, which adds a culture of noble mold. Cheese heads are kept in the cellars at a certain temperature. The maturity period of "Dor blu" is from three to five months. But this is a method of preparation, described only in general terms. A real recipe belongs to a German company called Keserai Champignon Hoffmeister. For over a century it has been a trade secret.

"Dor Blue" is not accidentally called blue gold. It was appreciated by gourmets from all over the world and is in demand even in Italy and France, and after all these countries can boast of their own production of magnificent cheese with mold.

Beneficial features

Cheeses with blue mold in general, and "Dor blue" in particular, are not only an exquisite treat, but also a very useful product. So, in addition to amino acids, protein, phosphorus, calcium and a number of vitamins, they include penicillin, a key component of antibiotics, which has a bactericidal effect and destroys most of the dangerous bacteria.

Using blue cheese in cooking

"Dor blues" is very widely used for cooking a wide variety of dishes: cold, hot, snacks and sauces. You can eat it with simple toasts. This cheese is a great snack for red wine.

Keep the "Dor Blue" in the refrigerator in a tightly closed glass bowl. This is necessary to ensure that the mold with blue cheese and its pungent smell does not spread to other products.

Sauce "Dor Blue" - recipe

Perhaps, this dish based on cheese with blue mold is the most popular. If you are a fan of cold sauces, then this recipe will have you to taste. And if you combine it with cauliflower and tomato, it will be a real treat for the stomach.

We offer a full recipe for this dish. So, to start cooking, you need to take care of the availability of the following products: actually "Dor blu" - 50 grams, cream 10% fat - 5 tablespoons, 200 grams of cauliflower, two fresh chicken eggs and one tomato.

Cheese cut into cubes, put in a blender and add cream. Then carefully beat the ingredients until a mass of a uniform consistency is formed. Our sauce with cheese "Dor Blue" is already ready. We now turn to the preparation of the second part of the dish. To do this, beat the eggs and mix them with chopped cauliflower and tomato. We add a little salt. The resulting mass is laid out on a heated frying pan and fry until done on a small fire. Delicious dish is ready!

By the way, the creamy-cheesy sauce will perfectly match the fried meat or chicken. Due to the fact that it is not subjected to heat treatment, it retains all the useful vitamins and trace elements. Bon Appetit!

"Dor blues": recipes for salads

One of the most delicious dishes, which can be cooked on the basis of this type of blue cheese, is a salad with a pear. It turns out so tasty, that perfectly approaches not only for an ordinary dinner or a supper, but also for a celebratory feast. If you decide to pamper your household and guests with this dish, then you will need the following ingredients: one pear, half a lemon, half a tablespoon of honey, 50 grams of peeled walnuts, iceberg salad, Dor blu, and a little olive oil, mustard in Grains, white wine vinegar and salt for refueling.

Cooking process

We heat the frying pan, on which for five minutes we fry walnuts. Then we reduce the fire and add honey. Constantly stirring, continue to fry nuts with honey for a few more minutes. We transfer them to a plate slightly greased with vegetable or olive oil. We prepare the gas station. To do this, mix mustard, vinegar, olive oil and salt. Beat the ingredients with a fork, otherwise you can damage the grain of mustard. Salad iceberg tear our hands and pile into a deep bowl. "Dor blues" is cut into small pieces of triangular shape. First we cut the pear into four parts and remove the core. Then cut the fruit into thin slices. Immediately after that, sprinkle pieces of pear with lemon juice so that their flesh does not darken.

Now you can mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl, fill and serve. This dish looks great if you serve it portionwise, laying an iceberg salad with cheese and nuts in a ring of thin pear slices. Bon Appetit!