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a bowl with a spatula holding up some blue cheese showing the thick twirl texture

Blue Cheese Dressing

Blue Cheese Dressing is hands down my favorite out of the creamy dressings category! So easy and made with everyday simple ingredients and you can so easily personalize the dressing to your taste.

Course Appetizer, dressing, Salad, salad dressing, sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine American, French, Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword blue cheese, Blue Cheese Dressing, blue cheese recipe, blue cheese salad dressing, homemade blue cheese dressing, homemade dressing, Salad dressing, wedge salad dressing
Prep Time 8 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 156 kcal
Author Mahy

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Sour cream
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 tabelspoons parsley chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves minced
  • 2-4 tablespoons milk more or less ot thin the dressing
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper adjust the seasoning to your taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sriracha sauce optional

Instructions

  1. Gather all the ingredients.

    All blue cheese ingredients on a wooden board surrounded by a tea towel. A bowl of sour cream, a wedge of blue cheese, lemon, garlic, fresh herbs, salt and pepper and milk

  2. In a small bowl add the ingredients except for the milk.

  3. Use a whisk and blend in the ingredients as best as possible until smooth (it won'y be perfect).

    All ingredients of the homemade blue cheese dressing in a bowl

  4. Slowly and gradually add in the milk--1 Tablespoon at a time and whisk it in. Adjust the thickness of your dressing to your taste.

    milk being added gradually to a bowl of blue cheese dressing to thin it out slightly

  5. Serve with a wedge salad or wings or your favorite salad.

  6. Store the rest in the fridge for up to a month.

    A hand drizzling some blue cheese dressing over ice burg lettuce wedges

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing Tips

  • Make sure the ingredients you use are room temperature so they blend is well and easily for you.
  • You can use sour cream and mayonnaise or just one of them. Sour cream is my favorite as it tastes lighter and allows for the blue cheese flavor to shine.
  • Brighten up the blue cheese dressing by using fresh herbs (thyme and parsley).
  • Lemon juice adds a nice tang and a light feel to the blue cheese dressing.
  • The type of blue cheese you choose could be a wedge or blue cheese crumbles. If you can find the creamier type, it works better here!
  • Use a whisk to blend in all ingredients together smoothly.
  • Thin out your dressing using milk. Add in small amounts and whisk to check the consistency before adding more.
  • Adjust salt and pepper to your taste (remember blue cheese is salty to start with).
  • Store the blue cheese dressing in a tight jar in the fridge for up tp 1 month.
  • The dressing will thicken in the fridge as the cheese and sour cream firm up slightly when chilled.
  • Have Ranch dressing ready? You can just load it up with blue cheese crumbles, a touch of lemon juice and you've got a two ingredient blue cheese dressing! For every cup of ranch dressing, I add 1/4 cup of blue cheese and a 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Adjust the salt and you're good to go!

What is the best blue cheese dressing?

Not to sound too cheesy here, but the best is absolutely this easy homemade blue cheese dressing!

What do you eat with blue cheese dressing?

Iceberg wedge salads are my favorite! Buffalo chicken wings, buffalo pizza, pizza, dips, salad recipes, toasts and more! My absolute favorite is this salad below! And I certainly will have a post/video making it!
Nutrition Facts
Blue Cheese Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 156 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 39mg13%
Sodium 258mg11%
Potassium 125mg4%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 482IU10%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 132mg13%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.