How to Make Blue Cheese Dressing

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A classic American salad dressing, this one uses buttermilk to enhance the creaminess of the cheese and mellow the flavor somewhat. Use the best cheese you can find for this dressing. Recipe makes about 1 1/2 c. dressing.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 c. blue cheese
2/3 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. champagne vinegar
1 tsp. cracked black pepper - coarsely cracked
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
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Blenders

Step 1

Place the buttermilk, mustard, black pepper and half the cheese in a blender and process for a few seconds until combined and creamy.
Step 2

Pour in the vinegar with the machine running.
Step 3

Crumble the remaining cheese in a bowl.
Step 4

Pour the dressing over the crumbled cheese and stir together.
Step 5

Taste the dressing. Add salt or more vinegar as necessary; you can also add lemon juice if the dressing's not tangy enough. Add more buttermilk if you want to thin it out.
Step 6

Chill well before using.

Tips & Warnings

This recipe is tastiest when you use the best blue cheese you can find, so don't settle for plain "blue cheese." Look instead for a well-known type of blue cheese. Gorgonzola's creaminess and mild flavor make it among the best for this recipe.

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calebpaul said

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on 10/20/2009 Try Amablu Blue Cheese Gorgonzola for this recipe. It's well-known and excellent quality. You can get it online at The Cheese Cave. http://www.cheesecave.net.