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A small white bowl filled with creamy blue cheese dressing, sprinkled with blue cheese crumbles and chopped chives, surrounded by fresh raw vegetables like sugar snap peas, carrots, and celery for dipping.
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Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

This homemade Blue Cheese Dressing is rich, creamy, and packed with tangy blue cheese flavor. Made with simple ingredients like mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk, it’s the perfect dip for veggies, dressing for salads, or sauce for wings—ready in just 10 minutes!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 198kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ cup buttermilk - more or less to desired consistency
  • ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles - more or less to taste
  • freshly sliced chives for garnish - optional

Instructions

  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until smooth and well combined.
    Bowl with mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic powder, salt, and pepper before mixing
  • Slowly whisk in the buttermilk until the dressing reaches your desired consistency.
    Buttermilk added to the dressing mixture.
  • Gently fold in the blue cheese crumbles, breaking up any large chunks if needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more salt or pepper as needed.
    Crumbled blue cheese added to the creamy dressing base.
  • Serve immediately or chill for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to develop.
    Finished dressing in bowl.

Notes

Yield: As written, this recipe makes approximately 1.5 cups. One serving is ¼ cup of homemade dressing.
Storage: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5–7 days. Stir before each use, as natural separation may occur.

Nutrition

Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 404mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 208IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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