Vegetarian Recipes

Blue Cheese Dressing

When it comes to salads, dressings can make or break a healthy meal. While I’m typically a vinaigrette girl, this creamy, tangy, pleasantly funky Blue Cheese Dressing is always welcome on my table! It’s the best of both worlds: slightly acidic yet creamy with great texture and fresh flavors. The other thing I love about this recipe is that it only involves a mixing bowl and a whisk! No need to dirty a blender. Oh, and it tastes so much better than store-bought dressing (and doesn’t have any additives or thickeners!) 😉

Easy Recipe for Blue Cheese Dressing

One of my favorite salads ever is a wedge salad, and part of that is down to the creamy, dreamy blue cheese dressing. If you’re not in the habit of making your own salad dressings, give it a try! You might be surprised at what a difference it can make when you’re able to tweak the flavors exactly to your liking. For example, if you’re not into blue cheese, you can easily swap it for feta or goat cheese when making this easy salad dressing. What’s even better is that I start this recipe with homemade buttermilk (just milk and lemon juice), so there’s no need to buy a whole carton of the store-bought stuff that might go to waste!

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Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

This creamy, tangy, easy Blue Cheese Dressing recipe comes together with just a whisk—no blender needed! Perfect for salads, wings, or dipping.

Course Dressing

Cuisine American

Total Cost $2.39 recipe / $0.14 serving

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings (2 Tbsp each)

Calories 51kcal

Author Jess Rice

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Whisk

Ingredients

1 Tbsp lemon juice $0.05
1 cup whole milk $0.27
¼ cup blue cheese, crumbled* $1.30
¼ cup mayonnaise $0.22
⅓ cup sour cream $0.32
½ tsp garlic powder $0.03
½ tsp onion powder $0.03
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced $0.05
½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper $0.10
½ tsp salt $0.01
½ tsp sugar $0.01

Instructions

Make buttermilk by combining lemon juice and whole milk in a medium mixing bowl. Let it stand for 5-10 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl with the buttermilk.
Whisk to combine.

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Notes

*You can also use crumbled feta or goats cheese.

Nutrition

how to make Blue Cheese Dressing step-by-step photos

The ingredients to make a homemade blue cheese dressing.

Gather all of your ingredients.

Lemon juice being poured into a bowl of whole milk.

Make the buttermilk: Pour 1 Tbsp lemon juice into 1 cup whole milk to make buttermilk. Let it stand for about 5-10 minutes to thicken slightly.

The ingredients for blue cheese dressing in a mixing bowl.

Make the dressing: Add the buttermilk, ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles, ¼ cup mayonnaise, ⅓ cup sour cream, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, 1 Tbsp minced parsley, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp salt, and ½ tsp sugar to a medium-sized mixing bowl.

Homemade blue cheese dressing in a bottle.

Whisk well to combine the ingredients. Pour your freshly made buttermilk blue cheese dressing into an airtight container, and enjoy!

Side view of a bottle of blue cheese dressing being poured over a wedge salad.

How to use

This blue cheese salad dressing is a must for a classic wedge salad, but it’s also delicious when swapped for the blue cheese crumbles in a hearty Cobb salad. Try drizzling it over my pear, celery, and pecan salad instead of the spiced vinaigrette—it’s such a fun combo. And, of course, it’s perfect with buffalo wings (or buffalo cauliflower wings if you don’t eat meat!), as a dip for crunchy veggies, or slathered on a turkey burger. I also think it makes a great spread for wraps and sandwiches when you want something creamy with a little tang.

Storage Instructions

Keep your homemade blue cheese dressing in an airtight container in the fridge. It’s best used within 3-5 days, but it may last a little longer. As a general rule, it’ll stay good for as long as the milk and sour cream is still fresh. Give it a good shake or stir before serving.

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