Do it yourself blue cheese dressing

Posted by Dana McMahan on February 14, 2008

Why buy blue cheese dressing in a bottle? Who needs the soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, corn vinegar, artificial flavors, phosphoric acid, sorbic acid, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, and sodium benzoate? And as for the taste, well, to quote my uncle Cecil, they cooked the flavor right out of it. Watery, insipid lumps of what is purported to be blue cheese suspended in glutinous white fluid do not inspire me. Creamy, chunky dressing studded with rich bursts of pungent blue cheese – now that, I can eat by the spoonful. And happily, it’s quick and easy to make at home.

We dress our pear pizza with a homemade blue cheese dressing. It’s part of our ritual -- I assemble the dressing while my husband makes the pizza. I don’t measure any more – I’ve made this so many times over the years my hands seem to know how much to add – but here’s the original recipe we started with (it came from a Wild Oats recipe rack).

2 ½ oz crumbled blue cheese (1/2 cup)
3 Tbsp buttermilk
3 Tsp sour cream
2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
¼ tsp sugar
1/8 tsp garlic powder
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Mash buttermilk and blue cheese until it’s the consistency of cottage cheese.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

Enjoy right away -- once it sits overnight in the refrigerator it becomes watery. (Maybe that’s the problem with the store-bought stuff).

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MH said:

No one caught the ridiculousness that you lambast the addition of soybean oil, but then suggest using pre-made mayo? Check the label of your Hellmann's, kiddo.

If you emulsify your own yolks and oil, not only do you reduce the chances of wild contradictions, it also won't separate in the fridge overnight.

Posted at 02:39 PM, on July 1 2009

Do it yourself blue cheese dressing

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