The phrase "a blend rather than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a preference for a combination of elements instead of a single option or type.
Example: "I prefer a blend rather than a strict adherence to one style in my artwork."
Alternatives: "a mixture instead of" or "a combination rather than".
Wine carrying the Petite Sirah label is thus, unknown to growers and drinkers alike, often a blend rather than a pure varietal.
After reviewing various aspects of crop residue as feedstock, we recommend its use as a blend, rather than sole use, along with several other lignocellulosic materials under pyrolysis process as well as ameliorating agent.
But don't be afraid to try something new that you might like – give the Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays a rest – or, when buying European wines especially, to try a blend rather than the bog-standard single varietal wine.
This clearly expresses an event-oriented meaning but while exit can be seen as a nominalization, as will be discussed below, the lexeme BREXIT is not a nominalization in the strictest sense since it is formed by an adjective-noun blend rather than the more typical deverbal nominal transpositions (i.e. the nominal is formed without recourse to non-nominal meanings or items, cf. Mackenzie 2007).
Ms. Ahern recommends making your own flour blend rather than using a store-bought mix so that you decide what ingredients you want to include or leave out.
They also make their own yeast blend, rather than using commercial yeast, and employ an 80-hour fermentation process, instead of the standard 48.
They focused their efforts on the garganega grape, the most interesting of the Soave blend, rather than on the dull trebbiano Toscano.
The plasticization effect has been found to be dependent on the fraction of hydroxyl groups in the blend rather than on the plasticizer weight fractions.
This region has always been about how two cultures blend rather than divide -- until recently.
