Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
Published January 20, 2021. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.
This delicious homemade blue cheese dressing is super easy to make and is the perfect accompaniment for salad or dippers like wings and veggies.
I always try to eat a nice big salad once a week, just to ensure I’m getting some greens in me. While I should be eating even more salads, you have to start somewhere. If you are a big salad fan, then definitely try using this blue cheese dressing on my Shaved Brussels Sprouts salad or Green Goddess.
Blue Cheese Dressing
Blue cheese dressing is a mayonnaise-based creamy dressing with crumbled blue cheese. Its origin is a bit unknown, but the earliest recording is in the Edgewater Beach Hotel Salad book in 1928, but it was called Roquefort dressing. Blue cheese is simply a type of Roquefort, which is the type and process of cheese that is made from ewe’s milk and matured in caves.
When making a this you can determine how smooth, how chunky, or even how much blue cheese flavor it has. It is a very strong flavored dressing because blue cheese is such a strong flavored ingredient.
What Kind of Blue Cheese Should I Use?
The higher quality blue cheese that you buy, the better the dressing will taste. Now that does not mean the dressing will be bad if you purchase a cheaper brand, but you will be able to taste a difference. Here are my favorite blue cheese brands:
- Maytag
- Point Reyes
- Stilton
- Danish
How to Make it
Follow along with these simple ingredients for how to make this delicious blue cheese dressing from scratch:
Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, sugar, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, garlic, vinegar to a large bowl,
Whisk the ingredients until completely combined and smooth,
Add in the blue cheese crumbles and fold them into the dressing using a rubber spatula until combined.
Make-Ahead and Storage
Make-Ahead: You can make this recipe up to 3 days ahead of time.
How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
chef notes + tips
- You can sub out the garlic onion granules for 1 clove of fresh finely minced garlic.
- Sometimes a little hot sauce is added for a little zip into the recipe.
- Feel free to add in more or less buttermilk to get it to the consistency you want.
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Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic granules
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ cup good crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, vinegar, Worcestershire, garlic, sugar, salt, and pepper until completely combined.
- Next, fold in the blue cheese gently until combined. Don’t over mix.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this recipe up to 3 days ahead of time.
- How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
- You can sub out the garlic onion granules for fresh finely garlic
- Sometimes a little hot sauce is added for a little zip into the recipe.
- Feel free to add in more or less buttermilk to get it to the consistency you want.
Delicious! I forgot how good fresh Blue Cheese Dressing is. I have been making all of your dressings for a while now. My favorite is the Greek, but they are all amazing! Haven’t bought dressings in over a year now.
The best! Thanks for giving it a try!
My go to recipe for a top notch blue cheese dressing! Yummy 😋
So glad it’s a hit!
This is a great recipe! Simple to make and the family LOVES it! It has become my go to Blue Cheese Salad Dressing. Thank you!
nice!
Yum! Will make again for wedge salad!
Thanks for giving it a try!
Love this recipe! Made several times and everyone loves it!! I use fresh garlic and avocado mayo.
I wanted this for blue cheese dip for wings but it’s too runny, it’s great for salads though 🙂
I’ve been looking for an excellent blue cheese dressing since my mother died. She didn’t go by a recipe and I could never get her to write it down. This is not only as good as hers, it’s definitely next level gourmet good. I’m so excited about this I’m going to try more of your recipes!
Appreciate you giving it a shot!
This is excellent and a huge hit! Great recipe! It came together in just a few minutes and makes plenty for a crowd. A+
Fantastic!