Ingredients
1 packet Dietz & Waston Buffalo Style Chicken Sausages, sauteed or grilled, and cooled, and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
2 cups celery, very thinly sliced
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup Maytag blue cheese, crumbled
kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne, optional the sausages are pretty hot
1 tablespoon minced chives, plus a teaspoon for garnish
Instructions
1
In a large mixing bowl whisk the buttermilk and sour cream.
2
Season with salt, pepper and the optional cayenne if using.
3
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
4
Taste and adjust the seasoning.
5
Garnish with chives and serve.
Key Points About Ingredients:
- Dietz & Watson Buffalo Style Chicken Sausages are fully cooked and pre-seasoned with real cayenne and hot sauce, delivering authentic buffalo flavor without any deep frying.
- Maytag blue cheese is an American artisan cheese with a rich, creamy, and assertively tangy flavor that elevates a simple homemade dressing to restaurant quality.
- Celery is sliced very thinly here for maximum crunch and surface area, helping it absorb the creamy dressing and providing a classic pairing with buffalo flavors.
- Buttermilk thins the sour cream base while adding a subtle tang that mimics traditional ranch or blue cheese dressing without needing mayonnaise.
- Chives add a mild onion-like freshness that brightens the rich, heavy dressing and provide a pop of color as a garnish.
Key Nutritional Insights:
- This salad is high in protein thanks to the chicken sausage and blue cheese, making it a satisfying single-serving meal.
- The sour cream and blue cheese dressing is rich in saturated fat, so consider reducing portion size of dressing if watching saturated fat intake.
- Celery is extremely low in calories and provides a good source of vitamin K and potassium, adding nutritional value without extra fat or sugar.
- Blue cheese contributes a meaningful amount of calcium per serving, supporting bone health in this otherwise savory dish.
- The optional cayenne pepper contains capsaicin, which research suggests may have mild metabolism-boosting properties.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size1
- Amount per serving
- Calories920
- Standard DV% Daily Value*
- Total Fat72 g72 g100%
- Saturated Fat38 g20 g190%
- Trans Fat0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat20 g
- Cholesterol210 mg300 mg70%
- Sodium2100 mg2300 mg91.3%
- Total Carbohydrate22 g275 g8%
- Dietary Fiber3 g28 g10.71%
- Total Sugars10 g
- Added Sugars1 g50 g2%
- Sugar Alcohal0 g
- Protein45 g50 g90%
- Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol)40 mcg20 mcg200%
- Calcium520 mg1300 mg40%
- Iron2 mg18 mg11.11%
- Potassium980 mg4700 mg20.85%
- Vitamin A1800 mcg900 mcg200%
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)12 mg90 mg13.33%
- Vitamin E (Tocopherol)2 mg15 mg13.33%
- Vitamin K58 mcg120 mcg48.33%
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)0.3 mg1.2 mg25%
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)0.6 mg1.3 mg46.15%
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin)7 mg16 mg43.75%
- Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)0.6 mg1.7 mg35.29%
- Folate42 mcg400 mcg10.5%
- Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine)1.8 mcg2.4 mcg75%
- Biotin8 mcg30 mcg26.67%
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)1.2 mg5 mg24%
- Choline120 mg550 mg21.82%
- Phosphorus580 mg1250 mg46.4%
- Iodine28 mcg150 mcg18.67%
- Magnesium48 mg420 mg11.43%
- Zinc3 mg11 mg27.27%
- Selenium28 mcg55 mcg50.91%
- Copper0.1 mg0.9 mg11.11%
- Manganese0.2 mg2.3 mg8.7%
- Chromium4 mcg35 mcg11.43%
- Molybdenum12 mcg45 mcg26.67%
- Chloride310 mg2300 mg13.48%
