Blue Cheese Dressing

Name: Blue Cheese Dressing
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 120 g Blue cheese; 60 ml Mayonnaise; 120 ml sour cream; 60 ml Buttermilk; 1 piece Garlic; 1 piece Lemon; 0.25 tsp Salt; 0.25 tsp Ground black pepper

7 min 10s · 2 min 55s active · makes ~450 ml · Easy

Tangy blue cheese dressing made with crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, and buttermilk, brightened with fresh lemon and garlic. Serves 4.

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Blue Cheese Dressing

Tangy blue cheese dressing made with crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, and buttermilk, brightened with fresh lemon and garlic. Serves 4.

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TOTAL TIME

7 min 10s

ACTIVE TIME

2 min 55s

QUANTITY

~450 ml

DIFFICULTY

Easy

CUISINE

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Portions & fullness

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Tools0/8

Ingredients

0/8 gathered · 4 servings

120g

60ml

120ml

60ml

1piece

0.25tsp

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	120g	—	—
2	60ml	—	—
3	120ml	—	—
4	60ml	—	—
5	1piece	—	—
6	1piece	—	—
7	0.25tsp	—	—
8	0.25tsp	—	—

Tools

8 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

13 steps

1 of 13

Crumble the blue cheese into the bowl.

Blue cheese · 120 g

⏱ 10s

ResultBlue cheese

2 of 13

Press and mash roughly half the cheese against the side of the bowl with the back of a fork, leaving the rest in chunky crumbles for texture.

⏱ 30s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese

3 of 13

Spoon the mayonnaise into the bowl.

Mayonnaise · 60 ml

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese and mayonnaise

4 of 13

Add the sour cream to the bowl.

Sour cream · 120 ml

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese and mayonnaise and sour cream

5 of 13

Pour in the buttermilk.

Buttermilk · 60 ml

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture

6 of 13

Peel the garlic clove and lay it on the board.

Garlic · 1 piece

⏱ 15s

ResultPeeled garlic clove

7 of 13

Mince the peeled garlic clove as finely as you can, then drag the flat of the blade across it a few times to work it to a paste.

Peeled garlic clove · step 6

⏱ 30s

ResultMinced garlic

8 of 13

Scrape the minced garlic into the bowl.

Minced garlic · step 7

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture

9 of 13

Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice directly into the bowl, catching any pips with your free hand.

Lemon · 1 piece

⏱ 20s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture

10 of 13

Add the salt to the bowl.

Salt · 0.25 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture

11 of 13

Add the black pepper to the bowl.

Ground black pepper · 0.25 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture

12 of 13

Stir everything together firmly until the dressing is creamy and well combined, with pleasing chunks of blue cheese still visible throughout.

⏱ 30s

ResultCombined blue cheese dressing

13 of 13

Spoon the dressing into a serving bowl, ready to pass at the table.

Combined blue cheese dressing · step 12

⏱ 10s

ResultCombined blue cheese dressing

Total Time7 min 10s

#	Product	Action
1	120 g	Crumble the blue cheese into the bowl.⏱ 10sResultBlue cheese
2	—	Press and mash roughly half the cheese against the side of the bowl with the back of a fork, leaving the rest in chunky crumbles for texture.⏱ 30sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese
3	60 ml	Spoon the mayonnaise into the bowl.⏱ 5sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese and mayonnaise
4	120 ml	Add the sour cream to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese and mayonnaise and sour cream
5	60 ml	Pour in the buttermilk.⏱ 5sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture
6	1 piece	Peel the garlic clove and lay it on the board.⏱ 15sResultPeeled garlic clove
7	Peeled garlic clovestep 6	Mince the peeled garlic clove as finely as you can, then drag the flat of the blade across it a few times to work it to a paste.⏱ 30sResultMinced garlic
8	Minced garlicstep 7	Scrape the minced garlic into the bowl.⏱ 5sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture
9	1 piece	Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice directly into the bowl, catching any pips with your free hand.⏱ 20sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture
10	0.25 tsp	Add the salt to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture
11	0.25 tsp	Add the black pepper to the bowl.⏱ 5sResultRoughly mashed blue cheese mixture
12	—	Stir everything together firmly until the dressing is creamy and well combined, with pleasing chunks of blue cheese still visible throughout.⏱ 30sResultCombined blue cheese dressing
13	Combined blue cheese dressingstep 12	Spoon the dressing into a serving bowl, ready to pass at the table.⏱ 10sResultCombined blue cheese dressing
Total Time		7 min 10s

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	279kcal
	8g
	26g
	11g
	5g
	3g
	0.6g
	455mg

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Recipe

Blue Cheese Dressing

Tangy blue cheese dressing made with crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, and buttermilk, brightened with fresh lemon and garlic. Serves 4.

What you’ll doYou will crumble blue cheese into a bowl and mash half of it to a paste whilst leaving chunks for texture, then add mayonnaise, sour cream and buttermilk. Mince garlic to a paste, squeeze lemon juice, and stir everything together with salt and pepper until creamy and well combined.

Serves4

Total7 min 10s

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Blue cheese120 g
Mayonnaise60 ml
Sour cream120 ml
Buttermilk60 ml
Garlic1 piece
Lemon1 piece
Salt0.25 tsp
Ground black pepper0.25 tsp

Tools

Chef's knifeMedium bowlCitrus juicerWooden spoonPeelerServing bowlForkChopping board

Method

Crumble the blue cheese into the bowl.

10sMedium bowl, ForkBlue cheese · 120 g

Press and mash roughly half the cheese against the side of the bowl with the back of a fork, leaving the rest in chunky crumbles for texture.

30sMedium bowl, Fork

Spoon the mayonnaise into the bowl.

5sMedium bowlMayonnaise · 60 ml

Add the sour cream to the bowl.

5sMedium bowlSour cream · 120 ml

Pour in the buttermilk.

5sMedium bowlButtermilk · 60 ml

Peel the garlic clove and lay it on the board.

15sChopping board, PeelerGarlic · 1 piece

Mince the peeled garlic clove as finely as you can, then drag the flat of the blade across it a few times to work it to a paste.

30sChopping board, Chefs knifePeeled garlic clove · step 6

Scrape the minced garlic into the bowl.

5sMedium bowlMinced garlic · step 7

Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice directly into the bowl, catching any pips with your free hand.

20sMedium bowl, Citrus juicerLemon · 1 piece

Add the salt to the bowl.

5sMedium bowlSalt · 0.25 tsp

Add the black pepper to the bowl.

5sMedium bowlGround black pepper · 0.25 tsp

Stir everything together firmly until the dressing is creamy and well combined, with pleasing chunks of blue cheese still visible throughout.

30sMedium bowl, Wooden spoon

Spoon the dressing into a serving bowl, ready to pass at the table.

Result · Combined blue cheese dressing

10sServing bowlCombined blue cheese dressing · step 12

Printed 28 September 2026