Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

I don’t always adore blue cheese, but I adore this blue cheese dressing. It’s an excellent entry point to blue cheese if you’ve been reluctant to sample it, and a guaranteed hit if you appreciate it. You can opt for a milder cheese, as I prefer, or a more robust blue cheese for a deeper dressing.

This blue cheese dressing formula is rich but not overly heavy, pleasantly tangy, and resembles the finest restaurant variants, owing to the fresh chives and garlic. It’s akin to my Easy Blue Cheese Dip, but prepared to drizzle over leafy greens.

Salads are my forte, and my assortment of dressings was lacking without this traditional option. It’s far superior to store-bought!

Blue Cheese Dressing Components

You’ll discover the complete recipe below. Here are the straightforward components you’ll require to create this creamy and savory dressing.

Sour cream

Sour cream provides a silky, tangy foundation for this dressing. No mayo required!

Crumbled blue cheese

The ideal blue cheese for dressing relies on your palate. I lean towards a gentler blue cheese, like Gorgonzola dolce or Danish Blue. Enthusiasts of blue cheese might select a more potent option, such as Roquefort. Typically, a creamier blue cheese with less veining will taste milder than a hard, crumbly cheese with extensive marbling.

Buttermilk

Buttermilk injects extra tanginess and thins out the dressing’s consistency. Opt for genuine buttermilk if possible, as the flavor payoff is worthwhile (you can always whip up pancakes with leftovers). Alternatively, swap in milk with an extra squeeze of lemon juice.

Lemon juice

Fresh lemon provides a bright kick that makes this dressing taste invigorating.

Chives and garlic

Finely sliced chives and minced fresh garlic introduce an enticing allium essence. If you lack chives, green onions can be utilized instead (primarily the green sections).

Salt and pepper

No salad dressing is finished without salt to offset the bitterness of the greens. Conclude with a generous amount of freshly ground pepper, adjusted to taste.

Watch How to Prepare This Dressing

Blue Cheese Salad Recommendations

Begin constructing your salad with a foundation of fresh greens. Select from romaine or little gem, iceberg, spinach, or arugula.

Next, incorporate a few of the following:

• Apples
• Beets
• Bread crumbs or croutons
• Celery
• Cucumber
• Endive
• Fennel
• Grapes
• Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts
• Peaches, plums, and apricots
• Pears
• Radishes
• Sunflower seeds
• Tomatoes

The salad depicted in my images showcases a wedge of romaine lettuce drizzled with blue cheese dressing, halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced radish, and a dusting of bread crumbs and extra chives. It’s a fantastic mix.

More Homemade Salad Dressings

If you relish this creamy dressing, consider trying my Homemade Ranch Dressing, Green Goddess Dressing or Easy Caesar Dressing next. I have numerous other salad dressings available—you’ll discover the ideal one for any salad you envision.

Please share how your dressing turns out in the comments! I love receiving your feedback, and I’m eager to learn how you assemble your salad.

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