Classic Blue Cheese Dressing
Creamy, tangy, and simple to make at home, Classic Blue Cheese Dressing is perfect for your favorite salads and as a dip for veggies and wings.Servings: 1½ cups (recipe easy to halve or double)
Ingredients
- ½ cup (120g) sour cream
- ½ cup (104g) mayonnaise
- ¼ cup (60ml) buttermilk, well shaken
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) apple cider vinegar (use 2 teaspoons/10ml for a bit less tang)
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder (may substitute 1 garlic clove, minced)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley (plus optional 1-2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives if you have them)
- ½ cup (2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a medium bowl and stir to thoroughly combine.
- Cover (or transfer to a jar with a tight-fitting lid) and refrigerate. The dressing will keep for at least a week, likely longer.
Notes
• For best flavor, I prefer whole milk sour cream and buttermilk and regular mayonnaise. If you use reduced fat varieties, start with the lesser amount of vinegar.
• Greek yogurt may be used instead of the sour cream. Again, whole milk yogurt offers the smoothest taste.
• For chunkier dressing, increase the blue cheese by an additional ¼ cup or to taste.
• For a thinner consistency, drizzle in an extra tablespoon or two of buttermilk.
• For a thicker consistency, reduce the buttermilk by a tablespoon or two and/or add additional blue cheese.
• For a smooth consistency, you could blend the dressing in a blender or food processor.
• For an herby blue cheese, use 5 or 6 tablespoons fresh herbs. In this case, I like 3T parsley, 2T chives, and 1T dill.
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