We created this blue cheese dressing recipe so you don't have to buy all those crazy ingredients in the blue cheese dressing found on the shelf. Only whole, fresh ingredients in this recipe. Plus, there's a really simple way to cut the fat in half. You'll love this dip with chips (my favorite, I admit), veggies (if you must), fries (my husband's favorite), or atop a wedge salad (everyone's favorite).
All the good Ways to use Blue Cheese Dressing
This delicious blue cheese dressing would be delicious as a...
- Veggie Dip - Yes, even your vegetables will love this blue cheese. Make a platter with my all-time favorites: carrots, broccoli and cherry tomatoes!
- Dressing - Classically, blue cheese dressing is used as well, a salad dressing. And this amped up version is absolute perfection on a wedge salad, or any hearty salad. Personal tip: Put blue cheese dressing and balsamic vinegar together on a salad. It will blow your mind. I discovered this combination when I worked as a server at an Italian restaurant a long time ago, and it's still my favorite way to eat a regular ol' salad!
- French Fry & Chip Dip - You may have already discovered to glory of dipping french fries into blue cheese dressing, but have you tried chips? My preference is classic ridge cut potato chips, because they hold more dip (which is the real goal). Hans' (my hubs) favorite french fries to dip are these Perfectly Seasoned Baked Fries.
Ingredients for this outstanding blue cheese dressing recipe
Mayonnaise - make sure you get regular mayo. Fat free is also ok, just don't get the olive oil kind, it makes the dressing VERY watery after refrigerated.
Sour Cream - Again, regular or low fat is ok. My favorite brand is Daisy, it has the perfect texture, thickness and tangy flavor. If you're wanting to make this dairy-free, try it with plant based sour cream. It's not bad! (Imagine I said that in a high voice that only kind of convinced you though.)
Dry Mustard - Lends the perfect "tang" to this blue cheese dressing recipe. I love using this spice in all sorts of recipes. If you need some convincing to purchase this rarely-used spice, check out this article on more ways to use dry mustard.
Garlic Powder - I could pour garlic powder on just about everything, and this dressing is no exception.
Worcestershire Sauce - Here's the secret ingredient. Worcestershire adds that perfect salty, savory, almost umami flavor that really sets this dressing apart. I promise you'll love it! Rachel likes it with double the Worcestershire, I like to keep it as the recipe says. Taste and find your Worcestershire-y (say that 10 times fast) balance.
To make this homemade blue cheese dressing/dip, simply
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix and . . . . . you're done! Yup, that was easy. Measuring and stirring took me maybe 5 minutes.
Store in a large airtight container, like a Ball jar, in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Recipe variations:
It's easy to adjust this recipe to your tastes and preferences, here's a few ideas:
- Lower Calories - use low fat mayonnaise and low fat sour cream. This will cut your calories by more than half, and it will still taste great!
- Spicier - If you like a little spice to your creamy dressings, try adding a few dashes of Tobasco or Buffalo Sauce. This would be a delicious and refreshing way to use as a dip alongside veggies.
- More Worcestershire-y - If you love the flavor of Worcestershire, you can increase up to 2 Tbsp. That will make that flavor really come through.
- Dairy Free - replace the sour cream with a plant based sour cream. It will slightly change the flavor, but not by too much, and it'll be easier on the digestion.
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing and Dip
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ C good mayonnaise Full or low fat (not olive oil)
- ¾ C sour cream
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4-5 oz crumbled blue cheese
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Give it a good stir. Seriously, that's it!
Victoria
I’ve tried many recipes for Blue Cheese dressing and this by far has the best flavor I’ve tried! I love how thick it is to use for wings. I found myself pulling it out of the fridge just to dip something into it lol! Putting on a salad is perfect too because the moisture from the salad thins it out. All around great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Tea
Totally Amazing 🤩 I make to use as dipping sauce for hot wings!
Mary
How long will this last in the fridge?
Amy
It will depend somewhat on the freshness of your ingredients, but if everything is fresh, it should last up to 2 weeks. Enjoy!
Soule Sensenbach
We absolutely love this dressing. The flavor is great, however, within 24 hours the dressing is runny like soup. We're not using any buttermilk or anything in liquid form with the exception of the Worcestershire sauce. What are we doing wrong?
Amy
I'm so glad you love it. My suggestion would be to make sure you are using classic Mayo (no olive oil or any substitute). And full fat sour cream. I hope that helps!
Trish
I think what might have happened is if your taste testing it and get ANY saliva in there, it will break down the mayo and make it runny. Same goes for anything with mayo like potato salad and such. I always rinse my utensil or even my finger after sampling something of that nature before I try tasting again. Just my thoughts, hoped this helped anyone with same issue.
wendy
so, if you use a plant based sour cream to make it dairy free-what do you use to replace the blue cheese which is dairy?
Amy
Ah! Great question! Blue cheese is very low in lactose (2-4 g per ounce), so those who are lactose intolerant should be ok consuming this dressing. But if you need it to be completely dairy free, you'd have to leave the blue cheese out, which kind of defeats the purpose...
Thank you for the question.
Anonymous
I am addicted to BCD and this is excellent!
Toni
This is a great recipe! I tweaked it a bit...I added more salt and garlic powder. Also some apple cider vinegar, what a nice blend! Thanks for this! Been looking for a while for a great recipe.
Amy
Hi Toni, thank you for your kind review! So glad you loved it!
mbbrost
This is the most amazing Blue Cheese dip/dressing recipe!!! I have been searching for the perfect recipe and have found it!! I substituted non-fat Greek Yogurt for the sour cream, left everything else as listed. Yummy! I love that it is thick so you can use it as a dip and I think if you wanted it thinner, just add a little buttermilk.
Amy
Thank you so much for your kind review! And I'm so glad you love it as much as we do! The yogurt substitute to cut calories too is a great idea.