Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing
This chunky blue cheese dressing is our go-to recipe anytime we make chicken wings, buffalo sliders, or black ‘n bleu steak salad. With chunks of blue cheese, a tad bit of sweetness, and a kick from our “secret ingredient”, this homemade blue cheese dressing hits all the right flavor notes!
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 2-3 dashes hot sauce optional
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic about 1 clove
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 4-5 oz block blue cheese *see notes
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ - 1 tablespoon buttermilk or substitute regular milk, to thin dressing if needed
Instructions
- Use a fork to mix together sour cream and mayonnaise in a medium mixing bowl.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, prepared horseradish, hot sauce, sugar, minced garlic, and vinegar. Stir together well.
- Use a fork to break off chunks from the block of blue cheese into the dressing. Fold in the chunks of bleu cheese.
- Stir in salt and pepper to taste. *Be sure to adjust the salt based on how salty your cheese is.
- Cover the mixing bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 4-6 hours before serving.
- Optional - Stir in ½ to 1 tablespoon of buttermilk or regular milk to thin the dressing before serving.
Notes
- For the blue cheese - Using a block of blue cheese and crumbling it yourself into large chunks gives you the best blue cheese dressing. The cheese that is pre-crumbled has added starches to prevent it from sticking together, so your dressing won't be as creamy. Get a smoked blue cheese if you can find it. We love the Treasure Cave brand smoked blue cheese wedge (4.4 oz).
- Adjust the thickness with milk – This if our favorite thick blue cheese dip for adding to buffalo chicken sliders or for serving with chicken wings, so it’s on the thicker side versus a runnier salad dressing version. Add 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of buttermilk or regular milk to thin if needed.