Green Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

source: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/green-salad-with-blue-cheese-dressing-recipe2/index.html

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Serves:
6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

* 1/2 pound Roquefort cheese, divided
* 1 cup good mayonnaise
* 1/3 cup heavy cream
* 2 teaspoons tarragon wine vinegar
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 2 heads green lettuce, washed and spun dry
* 3 pounds heirloom tomatoes, mixed colors and sizes, sliced

Directions

For the dressing, crumble half the Roquefort cheese, the mayonnaise, heavy cream, vinegar, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until combined but still chunky.

Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and place the tomatoes on top. Pour the dressing over the tomatoes. Crumble the remaining Roquefort and sprinkle it over lettuce and tomatoes.