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Classic Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

01/18/2015 Updated: 01/12/2022 By Karrie 4 Comments

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An easy homemade Classic Blue Cheese Dressing recipe!  Takes just 5 minutes to make and is absolutely delicious on salads or as a dip.

A bowl of Blue Cheese Dressing with crumbled blue cheese and chopped parsley on top

A Classic Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

Blue cheese salad dressing has always been my favorite.  Even as a little girl, my love for blue cheese was obvious. 

Learn how to make homemade blue cheese dressing

If you set a cheese board in front of me, I made a beeline for the blue cheese and would cut off a huge chunk for my plate.

While other children were eating copious amounts of ranch dressing on everything, I would always refuse it and only use blue cheese dressing.

Even now, as an adult, I use an embarrassing amount of blue cheese on a weekly basis. 

To my defense, it's not my fault that it's so awesome sprinkled over roasted winter vegetables...and sautéed summer vegetables...and steak...and potatoes that are mashed, roasted, smashed, etc., and even fruit (hellllooo pears).  It's all so good.

Blue Cheese dressing in white bowl with blue cheese crumbles around

My go-to homemade salad dressing

As much I love blue cheese dressing, this recipe post almost didn't come to fruition. I just didn't think anyone would be interested in a salad dressing recipe.

Until the other day, when a friend of mine mentioned that she had no idea how to make a blue cheese, or any salad dressing, from scratch. 

At that point, I knew I had to write this post for her.  Even if I get one person to make their own salad dressing, my work here is done.

How to select a good blue cheese:

Most of the blue cheeses in the large grocery stores are pre-cut and wrapped in plastic wrap so it's hard to tell if it's fresh or not. 

Here are some tips on how I select a good blue cheese:

  • If it's pre-cut at the cheese counter, look for it in a wedge or chunk form (no pre-crumbled stuff please, that's not very tasty)
  • Look for one whose creamy parts are whiter in color.  If it is too yellow or shows any pinkish color, don't get it.
  • Don't buy if there is moisture or water trapped inside the packaging.  If the cheese is mushy or watery, it's probably not in the greatest shape.
  • Make sure there is no white mold growing on the rind or on any cut surface area of the cheese.  Fuzzy is cute on kittens and puppies, but not so much on cheese.
  • Avoid a cheese that smells of ammonia.  Cheese should never smell of ammonia.  Actually, I don't think anything should smell of ammonia, except for ammonia.
A chunk of blue cheese on a piece of wax paper partially crumbled to use in a classic blue cheese dressing recipe

How to store cheese:

Plastic wrap is terrible for cheese because it doesn't allow it to breathe. 

Once home, remove the cheese from the store's plastic wrapping and rewrap in parchment or wax paper with a layer of plastic wrap loosely wrapped over it. 

Also, store it away from other cheeses because blues tend to be really friendly and like to share their mold with others.

Blue cheese salad dressing in a small white bowl with a wedge of blue cheese and lemon slice in the background

I use a raw, creamy, mild blue cheese for this recipe (Roth Cheese Buttermilk Blue Cheese), but any type of blue cheese will work.  Just use what you like.

Beef and blue cheese go together so well!  I love pairing a dinner of these Short Ribs with a side garden salad with blue cheese dressing on it.  Perfection!

Enjoy this classic blue cheese dressing recipe next time you serve a delicious salad or use as a dip for raw veggies!  It's also perfect with Buffalo chicken wings.

Blue Cheese dressing in white bowl with blue cheese crumbles around

Classic Blue Cheese Dressing

Easy homemade version of the steakhouse Classic Blue Cheese Dressing. Fantastic on salads or as a dip!
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Resting Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 793kcal
Author: Karrie | Tasty Ever After

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sour cream (or for a lighter dressing: substitute ½ cup plain yogurt and ½ cup sour cream)
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup good quality blue cheese, crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons milk or half & half, add more for a thinner dressing
  • ¼ teaspoon white pepper
  • salt to taste

optional: 1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely minced

    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
    • Store covered in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving, to let flavors meld.
    Nutrition Facts
    Classic Blue Cheese Dressing
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 793 Calories from Fat 711
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 79g122%
    Saturated Fat 29g145%
    Cholesterol 122mg41%
    Sodium 1160mg48%
    Potassium 311mg9%
    Carbohydrates 6g2%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 14g28%
    Vitamin A 1205IU24%
    Vitamin C 4.8mg6%
    Calcium 411mg41%
    Iron 0.5mg3%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Maryjane

      January 05, 2020 at 6:36 pm

      5 stars
      Excellent recipe! I love blue cheese on wings among other things. So glad I got the fresh instead of the crumbles. Easy recipe and delicious. Can’t wait to use it. Thanks for sharing! MQ

      Reply
      • karrie @ Tasty Ever After

        January 06, 2020 at 10:25 am

        Thank you Maryjane and so happy you like the recipe! I always keep a container of homemade blue cheese dressing in the fridge because it's my favorite! Agree on the wings too.

        Reply
    2. TJ

      August 15, 2019 at 5:05 pm

      5 stars
      I made this tonight, it is resting. I am obsessed with blue cheese and everything in the stores list the first ingredient as soybean oil or canola oil, and that is not healthy so tonight I will have my tasty treat. I made mine a little different but I followed the recipe overall, I did put some raw milk in mine for it to ferment even more with the extra bacteria. I also put blue cheese on my rib eyes, and I was pescetarian for 12 years and when I read your article I remembered I used to eat blue cheese on a steak and it was my favorite!

      Reply
      • Karrie

        August 15, 2019 at 9:59 pm

        Blue cheese on anything is fantastic, but especially on steak! Love that you used raw milk in this and homemade dressing is definitely the BEST!! Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review too, TJ.

        Reply

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