It’s easy to make blue cheese dressing at home with a few simple ingredients! Loaded with blue cheese chunks, use this flavorful dressing on salads, to dip veggies or wings or slather on sandwiches.
Love homemade salad dressings? Ranch dressing, Caesar salad Dressing and avocado lime dressing are a few more favorites!
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Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
There is a special cooling effect that blue cheese dressing has which is why it pairs so nicely as a dip for buffalo chicken meatballs. Of course, it’s also the classic dressing for the best wedge salad recipe!
Blue cheese salad dressing is a popular condiment that can be used as a dip with my baked chicken wings recipe, carrot sticks, and buffalo chicken pizza to dressing all kinds of salads and fancying up a buffalo chicken dish. The pungent sharpness of the cheese gives the creamy texture a nice flavor balance.
Recipe Ingredients
- Plain greek yogurt: Use sour cream if preferred.
- Mayonnaise: Use your favorite brand.
- Blue cheese crumbles: Freshly crumbled off a block will have the best flavor.
- Vinegar or lemon juice: Lemon juice will add best flavor.
- Garlic powder, salt and pepper: To enhance taste.
How to Make Blue Cheese Dressing
- Combine. Combine the Greek yogurt, mayo, blue cheese crumbles, vinegar or lemon juice, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Mix to blend the flavors. Add a Tablespoon of milk if you find it is too thick to use as a pourable dressing.
- Chill. You can use it immediately, however, it’s even better once it’s been kept in the fridge for at least a few hours. Any leftovers can be kept in the fridge in a mason jar with a lid until ready to use within a week.
Pro Tip: The recipe yields the amount perfect for 1 big salad or 4 wedge salads. Double the batch for more if you’re serving a crowd.
Tips for Success
- Use fresh. Use blue cheese from the deli counter and crumble it yourself. Buying pre-packaged crumbled cheese comes with extra additives and preservatives that may change the texture and flavor of your dressing.
- As a dip. Leave a bowl out with a plate of fresh veggies and serve a veggie and dip platter your kids will love!
- Types of cheese. There are many types of blue cheese but the most budget-friendly and tasty one is Gorgonzola. Others are Roquefort, Cabrales, or Stilton. Each has its own unique flavors but each will result in a delicious dressing.
Favorite Ways to Use It
There are so many ways to serve blue cheese dressing!
- To make buffalo chicken dip
- As a dip with jalapeno poppers
- Over a buffalo chicken salad or cobb salad
- To make buffalo chicken pasta salad
- Drizzle over a buffalo chicken sweet potato
Storage Instructions
This dressing will last in the fridge for up to a week, in a jar covered. Because of the cheese and dairy, it’s best to use it within the first few days.
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Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1-2 Tablespoons mayo
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1-2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice (more to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Milk as needed to thin out, S&P to taste
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk until well combined. Salt and pepper to taste. Add a Tablespoon of milk if needed to thin it out.
- Pour into a mason jar and store with the lid on in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: American, Condiments, Dressings, Low Carb
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
This dip was amazing! Looking forward to making it again on game day!
So delicious and easy to make!!