Beet, blue cheese and toasted walnut salad

This is pretty served as a composed salad, but if you're in a hurry, just go ahead and toss the orange juice and beet mixture with the lettuce before dividing it among individual plates. You can also use vacuum-packed cooked beets, which are available in the refrigerated section of the produce aisle. Blue cheese has been injected with edible molds that colonize to form blue-green veins throughout and that lend strong flavors and aromas to the cheese. The longer a blue cheese is aged or ripened, the stronger its flavor becomes. Readily available varieties include Maytag, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, and Stilton. A little blue cheese goes a long way to adding flavor to a dish, so it can be used sparingly.