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.
This recipe is fantastic!
I started making my own salad dressings to avoid oils and preservatives. This recipe was so easy and absolutely delicious! Thought it needed more blue cheese so added 1c crumbles and it was perfect. Will definitely be making again in the near future!
Thanks for giving it a shot!!
Made it for the first time! It is delish. I would adjust the amount of buttermilk, mine was a little thin.
Now I have to start working my way through the rest of the dressing recipes you have shared. Thank you.
I’ve made this twice now and it is so good!! Thank you for this awesome recipe!
Maytag blue cheese if you can get it.
oh yes! My favorite.
Trader Joe’s Cave Aged is also great!
This is a great recipe has all the ingredients I love and quick and easy to store. It also is my favorite dressing for anything thank you.
Every time I think about making Bleu Cheese dressing, I remember that I don’t use buttermilk for anything else. I’ve yet to find a bottled blue cheese dressing that is any good. Is there a good substitute so I may avoid wasting most of a quart of buttermilk?
Add lemon juice or vinegar to the milk to make buttermilk. I have a recipe for it on my site.
I’ve just made bleu cheese dressing for the first time, using this recipe. Like you I don’t need a carton of buttermilk for just a quarter cup. I bought powdered buttermilk from Wally World for less than $5. It’s stored in the fridge after you open it and there’s enough to make this recipe many times. I hope this helps.
make buttermilk biscuits! haha!
Best blue cheese dressing! Tart and Tangy and if you’re a blue cheese lover like me, don’t hesitate to try and add this to your recipe book!
I make all of my own solid dressings, and used to own a café where we did the same. Blue cheese dressing is my favorite to make, but I wanted to try your recipe. I love it so much that I use it now instead of my own from the cafe! Thank you for your time and contributions to helping us make the very best dishes in our own kitchens!
I’ve tried several recipes, this one is by far the best. I omitted the sugar and added a bit more Bleu cheese.