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The Recipes That'll Help You Get More Blue Cheese In Your Life

Come over to the blue side.
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Staff Writer, Food & Travel

Blue cheese is understandably polarizing. It's strong, stinky and to the uninitiated, can be visually off-putting. If you haven't taken your chances with blue cheese yet, you're selling yourself short. Whether it's Roquefort, Gorgonzola or Stilton, blue cheese is like a beautiful, deep well of flavors and nuance. Once you've tried some of the good stuff, you'll come around to appreciate its full glory. Trust us.

If you're skeptical, start small. Add blue cheese to spicy recipes, where the creamy cheese will cut through the heat and bring your mouth to a whole new place. Or, try it alongside sweeter ingredients like figs or pears. The sweet will mellow out the harsh taste of the cheese, and make you appreciate both qualities even more. Once you start experimenting with blue cheese, you'll be craving this pungent block of dairy in no time.

If you're already a full-blown blue cheese-lover and all of this is old news to you, help your friends come over to the blue side. You can always use more fans.

With the right blue cheese recipes, you can find a way to eat this cheese for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert. Consider your prayers answered -- and get cooking with the recipes below.

1
Fresh Fig, Bacon And Blue Cheese Pizza
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2
Roasted Grape, Blue Cheese, And Honey Crostini
Two Peas And Their Pod
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3
Pear Soup With Pancetta And Blue Cheese
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4
Pear Roquefort Salad
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5
Blue Cheese Mac And Cheese
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6
Buffalo Falafel And Garlic Blue Cheese Fry Pita’s With Ranch Style Tzatziki
Half Baked Harvest
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7
Buttermilk Bacon Blue Smashed Potatoes
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8
Cobb Grilled Cheese
Foodiecrush
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9
Bacon And Blue Cheese Butter
Steamy Kitchen
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10
Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower Skillet Pizza With Chipotle Blue Cheese Avocado Drizzle
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11
Seared Chicken Cutlets With Blue Cheese, Figs And Parsley
Bev Cooks
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12
Blue Cheese Biscuits
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13
Buffalo Shrimp Tostadas
Bev Cooks
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14
Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
Foodiecrush
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15
Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bites With Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dip
Damn Delicious
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16
Fig And Blue Cheese Tart With Honey, Balsamic, And Rosemary
Food52
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17
Whole Wheat BBQ Shrimp Flatbreads
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18
Jameson Whiskey Blue Cheese Burger With Guinness Cheese Sauce And Crispy Onions
Half Baked Harvest
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19
Savory Apple And Blue Cheese Tart
HealthyDelicious
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20
Buffalo Chicken Pull-Apart Bread
Bev Cooks
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21
Blue Cheese Mussels With Bacon
A Spicy Perspective
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22
Delta Blues Pizza
Macheesmo
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23
Crostini with Peaches, Blue Cheese and Honey
Bev Cooks
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24
3-Ingredient Blue Cheese Appetizer
Half Baked Harvest
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25
Figs With Blue Cheese And Honey
Macheesmo
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26
Blue Cheese Bacaon Macaroni And Cheese
Gimme Some Oven
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27
Curried Sweet Potato Rounds With Honeyed Walnuts, Cranberries And Blue Cheese
Half Baked Harvest
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28
Green Bean Mushroom Tart
A Spicy Perspective
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29
Herb Gorgonzola Artichokes
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30
Grilled Pizza With Figs, Prosciutto And Gorgonzola
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31
Fig And Blue Cheese Savouries
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32
Bacon And Blue Cheeseburger Potato Skins
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