Homemade Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Total Time
5 mins
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Servings
18 servings (2 tablespoons)
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Calories
100 kcal
Homemade Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
Description
The Homemade Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe blends buttermilk and mayonnaise to form a creamy base, enhanced with red wine vinegar, parsley, and onion powder. Crumbled blue cheese gives this dressing its distinctive savory and tangy flavor with a chunky texture. Mixing the ingredients and chilling allows flavors to meld for the best taste.
This dressing offers a rich, tangy flavor with creamy and chunky elements from the blue cheese, suitable for salads, dipping sauces, and complementing dishes like chicken wings.
The recipe can be modified by adding cayenne pepper or sriracha for heat or Buffalo hot sauce for a spicy buffalo-style dip. Homemade buttermilk can be substituted by acidified cream or milk. This dressing is naturally gluten-free when checking ingredient labels carefully and stores in the fridge for about a week but should not be frozen.
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk See notes to make your own buttermilk
- 1 cup mayonnaise I used an avocado mayo
- ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon parsley minced (replace with 1 teaspoon dried parsley, fresh
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbled, use Roquefort, Stilton, Maytag, Danish Blue, your favorite
- salt to taste, kosher salt
- black pepper to taste, kosher salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, pour into 16-24 ounce jar, and let set in the fridge for a few hours, for the best taste.
Notes
- Make your own low-carb buttermilk by adding lemon juice to milk or cream and letting it sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Store dressing in an airtight container in the coldest part of the fridge and consume within 5-7 days; avoid freezing as texture may degrade.
- Add cayenne pepper or sriracha to spice up the dressing, ideal for chicken wing dips.
- Mix in Buffalo hot sauce to create a buffalo blue cheese dip variation.
- Use extra blue cheese crumbles to enhance the chunky texture.
- Ensure all ingredients are gluten-free if dietary restrictions apply.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18servings (2 tablespoons)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoons | |
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 115mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.04g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 63IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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