Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing cool, creamy, tangy and full of fresh blue cheese chunks!
Perfect for topping a pile of fresh greens, dipping hot wings or slathering on a juicy grilled burger. It’s incredibly easy to make and totally delicious!
Plus, when you make your own it’s cheaper and you know exactly what’s in it, so no preservative surprises. The buttermilk is the key to creating the magical taste that mingles so well with blue cheese.
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How to make Homemade Buttermilk
If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, it’s ultra easy to make!
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh lemon juice or distilled white vinegar
- Pour the lemon juice or vinegar into a measuring cup. Then, pour in the milk until it reaches the 1 cup (240 ml) line.
- Stir the mixture well, then set aside for 10 minutes before using in your recipe.
Control the flavor!
TIP: Not all blue cheese is created equally, steer clear of those pre-crumbled tubs, while they seem convenient and cost-effective they lack balance and flavor leaving your dressing lackluster and possibly flat and flavorless.
Crumble a chunk of the best blue cheese you can afford! I’m not saying break the bank, this lovely wedge of Imported Gorgonzola was $8 with plenty left over for snacking or topping.
What are some common types of Blue Cheese?
- Gorgonzola: Which is what we utilize for this dressing and our Alfredo, you’ll find it in the cheese section sitting next to straight up blue cheese. Gorgonzola is milder in flavor, crumbly and salty. Typically made from unskimmed cow or goat’s milk, first created in Gorgonzola Italy in 879 AD, making it one of the oldest marbled cheeses. You’ll find it melted into risotto, and topping pasta, salads, and pizzas.
- Bleu Cheese: Sharp, and salty with a pungent aroma. Crafted from cow, sheep, or goat’s milk, discovered by accident in the early middle ages. It’s sharper bite is perfect for figs, pear and apple slices drizzled with honey and smashed walnuts. Of course, it’s also wonderful in soups, salads and just about anything else.
- Danish Blue Cheese: Also known as Danablu, it’s mild and made from full fat cow’s milk and homogenized cream. Also like other blue cheese varieties, it’s great served on salads, with fresh fruit and as a garnish for broccoli and potato soup.
- Bleu d’ Auvergne: Hailing from the major town in the Massif Central in southern France, it’s one of the world’s best known marbled cheeses. Less sharp than most of the others, with mold that ranges from blue-green to blue-black.
- Queso de Cabrales: A blue cheese characteristic of the Asturias, in Spain. Protected since 1981 and made only in rural settings, it has almost no rind and is amazingly creamy. A sharp flavor and strong odor are the results of adding sheep’s and goat’s milk to the cow’s milk.
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How to Make Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dessing
Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing cool, creamy, tangy and full of fresh blue cheese chunks. Perfect for topping a pile of fresh greens, dipping hot wings or slathering on a juicy grilled burger. It's incredibly easy to make and totally delicious!
- 6 Tablespoons (90 grams) sour cream
- 4 Tablespoons (60 grams) mayonnaise
- 6 Tablespoons (90 ml) buttermilk
- 4 teaspoons (20 ml) white wine vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1/4 pound (4 ounces - 113 grams) blue cheese, crumbled
- Pink Himalayan sea salt or Kosher sea salt, to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
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Add sour cream, mayonnaise, buttermilk, white wine vinegar, sugar, garlic paste, and blue cheese to a glass mixing bowl.
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Mix until thoroughly combined, cover and chill 4 hours or overnight for better flavor.
- Prep time is approximate.
- Store in an airtight container up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
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50 comments
All your recipes look so amazing, Angela! I haven’t encountered a dairy-free salad dressing that looks as good as this, although there is a Daiya blue cheese dressing in the health food store that works pretty well as a substitute. Oh, I just made my first dairy-free yogurt with cashews earlier this week, and it’s really good!
Thanks so much, Ramae, it’s great that you found a sub for blue cheese I’m sure it’s hard to do! If someone asks I’ll at least be able to make a recommendation 🙂 I bet your yogurt is delish, I love cashews and cashew milk so the yogurt must be fab! ???
Wow! I have not realized how easy it is to make homemade buttermilk! I need to share it with my mother-in-law
It is easy Anna, and works perfectly! Thanks for sharing with your mother in law! ?
Blue cheese looks amazing!
Blue cheese is amazing Lisa! 🙂
So excited..I am making this over the weekend! I love blue cheese and this seems so easy! Thank you!
Awesome, Holly! Please do me a favor and take a pic to post on our Facebook Page! We would love to see your results, thank you so much!! ???
Ooo this looks amazing, and I’m not even a big fan of blue cheese!
Thanks, Caitlin! It’s an acquired taste for some, thanks so much for taking the time to check it out! ?
Oh I think I’m going to have to make this for Easter. I love love love blue cheese dressing. The type a cheese really does matter.
Oh, that would be great Pauline, be sure to take a pic and share it on our Facebook Page!! The type is super important and as long as everyone steers clear of those little pre-crumbled tubs the flavor will be most excellent! Thank you ???
This looks delicious! I love blue cheese dressing so will need to make this! Thanks for sharing.
Great, thanks so much for stopping by to check it out, Lina! 🙂 Make sure to post a pic on our Facebook Page too @meangreenchef!
I am not a fan of blue cheese but that looks and sounds delicious. I’m going to have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for stopping by to check it out, Carolina! 🙂
I never knew there were so many different types of blue cheese. I can’t wait to make this.
There are actually a ton more Heather! I just covered some of the most common, I really hope you love this as much as we do. Thanks so much for checking it and please be sure to take a pic and leave it on our Facebook Page @meangreenchef ?
Couldn’t pin this one fast enough! It looks so good. I love that there’s virtually no sugar and so much cheese. Yum!
Thanks, so much Leigh Ann! ? You could even omit the sugar if you like and add it in if you think it needs it. Really appreciate the Pin too, thank you! ???
Gosh your pictures and content really suck a person in! I am definitely going to making this recipe and hope it can come out as amazing looking! Keep up the incredible work, I always look forward to your posts =)
LOL, thanks ever so much for the kind words, Brittany! We really appreciate you being a part of our kitchen be sure to take pics and post away on our Facebook Page and/or @tag us on Instagram @meangreenchef ???
Hi Angela I am so excited to try this recipe thank you for sharing! I love your pics by the way.
Hi, Paloma! 🙂 Thank you so much for stopping by to check out our recipe, I can’t wait to hear how it goes. Take a pic and share on our Facebook Page and\or Instagram @meangreenchef So glad that you like my photography too! ?
Blue Cheese Dressing is my husband’s absolute favorite…I had no idea it was this easy to make! Definitely going to have to try this one! And like everyone else has said, your pictures are always lovely!
Great, Michele, I hope you guys love it! It’s so easy to make just remember to give it time to let the flavors blend I prefer overnight but 4 hours gets you close. Also, thanks so much for the comps on my photos I really LOVE shooting them ?
This looks great! You always have great pictures too!
Thanks so much, Meagan I love shooting the photos as much as creating the dishes!! Really appreciate you stopping by to check out the recipe 🙂
I love homemade dressing. In fact that is all that we have at our home. Thanks for this recipes.
Homemade dressing really is the best Jennifer and it’s so simple to make too! Thank you so much for being a part of our kitchen 🙂
As I get older, my appreciation for blue cheese is increasing! Right now I can eat Gorgonzola but I am venturing out and trying new types! I will have to keep this recipe in mind!
Funny how tastes change Kim and blue cheese is one of those flavors for sure! I’m glad you’re venturing out to try new tastes, thanks so much for keeping our recipe in mind it’s great for wings too! 🙂
This sounds delicious and surprisingly easy! Thank you for sharing. I’m going to try it the next time we make wings!
Great, Sharon! I am so happy to hear and I promise it is so easy to toss together. It’s perfect for wings! 🙂
I had no idea about choosing the right type of blue cheese. This dressing looks so creamy and delicious! ?
Thanks so much, Erin! The right blue cheese makes all the difference, thanks so much for checking out our recipe! ???
The dressing can make or break a salad – and I love ones that are homemade!
I agree, Janine, homemade dressings taste so much better than the shelf varieties!
I am guilty of buying the crumbles so that is a really good tip! I just made my first gorgonzola alfredo a couple of weeks ago!! It was amazing!!
Hi, Tricia! Yes, we make Alfredo with gorgonzola and fresh pasta and it is amazing, steer clear of those crumbles and you’ll achieve even better flavors! 🙂
This dressing is right up my hubby’s alley. Thanks for sharing.
Glad to hear that Sandi, thanks for checking it out! 🙂
I used to love blue cheese dressing and yet I never considered making my own! I do make dressings now. However blue cheese is off my list. But I’ll watch for other great dressing recipes from you!
Thanks for stopping by Cindy! Making dressings is so easy and they are so much fresher than the stabilized stuff off the shelves. 🙂
This salad combo is one of my favorites – cannot wait to try this. Not a fan of bottled dressing and this looks like something I can manage!
Hi, Tiffany! I’ve never been a fan of bottled dressing either I love having the freshest possible and dressings are so easy to make, thanks so much for checking it out! 🙂
My husband is a huge fan of bleu cheese. I’m a fan of more milder versions of it. I’m going to have to look into trying these. You have some great recipes on your site!
Thanks so much, T.M we love what we do!!! Hope you all love our blue cheese dressing 😊🥰
We tried this today. It was delicious!!! I used the lemon to make buttermilk. We also made a keto version with no sugar, avacado mayo and heavy cream. Tasted almost exactly the same.
Awesome, thank you so much for sharing your Keto version, Pauline! Really glad that you were able to customize it to fit your needs! 🙌