My thick and creamy blue cheese dressing recipe is ridiculously easy to make and tastes way better than anything you can buy at the store! Keep it thicker for dipping veggies and wings, or thin it out for a drizzly salad dressing.
After trying this homemade blue cheese dressing recipe you’ll never want to store-bought again. It’s incredible with buffalo hot wings, a wedge salad, or buffalo cauliflower wings. I love it as a vegetable dip, and it’s perfect when thinned out for use as a dressing.
What makes this dressing so creamy and delicious is my combination of mayonnaise and sour cream (sour cream cuts any heaviness from the mayo). For more salad dressings, see our homemade ranch, creamy Caesar, or my favorite green goddess dressing.
Key Ingredients
- Sour Cream and Mayonnaise: I use both for the best blue cheese dressing. The combination of sour cream and mayonnaise makes the dressing extra creamy. Mayonnaise can be heavy by itself, but adding sour cream lightens it up. If you’re used to only using mayonnaise, try adding a bit of sour cream next time. It’s a game changer. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can even make homemade mayonnaise!
- Blue Cheese: Use a blue cheese that you love. I usually go for something that isn’t too expensive and that tastes rich and creamy. Gorgonzola is a good option.
- Fresh Parsley: I’m a big fan of fresh herbs and add them to almost everything. Fresh parsley adds both color and flavor to our dressing.
- Salt and Pepper: The mayonnaise and cheese will contain some salt, but I always add a pinch of salt to the dressing to make the flavor pop. Pepper adds some spice.
- Milk (optional): Depending on what I plan to use the dressing for, I might add a little milk. If I want a thicker dressing for dipping, I’ll leave it out. But if I need a thinner, pourable salad dressing, a milk splash does the trick.
Find the full recipe with measurements below.
Ways to Use Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
This dressing lasts for about a week when stored in the fridge. We love making a double batch! There’s a jar in our fridge now, ready to be used in our favorite dishes. I love it with anything buffalo flavored. Make our homemade buffalo sauce, then use it to make chicken wings, buffalo cauliflower wings, or these buffalo chicken rice bowls.
Make a classic wedge salad with iceberg lettuce, crispy baked bacon, and a generous spoonful of this homemade blue cheese dressing. It’s also perfect for spreading onto these juicy burgers and spooning over perfectly grilled steak.
More Salad Dressings
- Lemon Vinaigrette
- Green Goddess Dressing
- Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Browse all of our salad dressing recipes
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
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This easy homemade blue cheese dressing is extra creamy and perfect for tossing with salad or as a dipping sauce. This dressing is pretty thick, making it perfect for dipping. For a pourable salad dressing, add a splash of milk. To really make this special, consider using homemade mayonnaise!
Watch Us Make the Recipe
You Will Need
¼ cup mayonnaise, try homemade mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
2 ounces (60g) crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon minced parsley
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, optional
Pinch fine sea salt
Pinch fresh ground pepper
Milk, buttermilk, or water to thin out the dressing, optional
Directions
1Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and stir until well blended and creamy.
2Use the back of a spoon to press some of the blue cheese crumbles into the sauce for even more flavor. The dressing will be thick, which makes it perfect for dips.
3For a pourable dressing perfect for salads, stir in a tablespoon or two of milk, buttermilk, or water. Taste and adjust with additional lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
4Keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for one week.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Lemon juice: Lemon juice is optional, but if you have a lemon on hand, we recommend adding some lemon juice. It adds a lovely fresh pop of flavor to the dressing.
- Lighter dressing: For a lighter dressing with fewer calories, you can swap the mayonnaise for light mayo and the sour cream for plain yogurt.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
Absolutely delicious! Thank you!!!
I found your recipe earlier had all the ingredients so I’ve just made it with Stilton. I had Blue Cheese dressing a lot in Santa Barbara when I used to visit, never see it in UK to buy. It’s really lovely, I made it in a mini chopper. Thank you
Love your recipes!!
Thanks!! So happy you are here.
This looks awesome, gonna make some tomorrow, thanks Steven
I used Cambozola blue as it was all I had. A little too mild TBH but still delicious. I added . 5 tsp Worcestershire and the same of fresh lemon juice. HalfNhalf to thin a bit. Will make again with stronger cheese. A definite keeper recipe
Thank you for sharing
Very good and simple. So much better than store bought.
This dressing is SO good! I’ve made it multiple times. It’s my go-to blue dressing recipe.
absolutely delicious. I use a bit of olive oil in addition to milk to thin it for dressing.
Absolutely delicious! I did add fresh garlic though which gave it that extra oomph.
Yum! So easy and delicious.
love the b cheese dressing recipe…….tried it and am happy I did….thx
Going to make this. But not going to make home made mayo. Also, the mayo has so vinnegar in it so not going to add even more to the mix. Thanks for the recipe.
I add 100 grams of both blue cheese and freshly grated parmesan, no salt and thin with buttermilk. Amazing!
I add one clove of minced fresh garlic, it sends it HOME!!!
Great idea!
Yum, yum, yum! I tripled the recipe to have with buffalo wings and it was quickly gone!
BC dressing is my absolute favorite, but I avoid it like the plague because of calorie content. Luckily, I had all the ingredients – I just put it in the fridge to let flavors meld, but the little taste I had was incredible. This is a game changer. Thank you so much!
Fantastic recipe with no modifications at all. I do use Latin American crema instead of ordinary sour cream for extra richness. Fun to experiment with different blue cheeses. Thanks!
I needed blue cheese dressing in a pinch, found your recipe, followed it to a T, except no parsley in the house and it was amazingly delicious. Homemade from now on. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome! 🙂
I always make homemade dressing (usually balsamic) but it didn’t occur to me to make homemade blue cheese dressing. I went to three grocery stores and could not find any bottled Blue Cheese dressing. It occurred to me that I was getting a very strong message from the universe! I tried this recipe and it is fantastic. I didn’t add any salt (we are on a no/very low salt diet) or pepper and it was perfect. Didn’t need to thin it with milk as we were using it as a dip for wings. Highly recommend.
This was easy and good. Thanks!
I found your website with this recipe. So glad. Thank you. I made this, used part greek yogurt, and part sour cream along with the mayo. I also blended in some Danish blue cheese with the first blend, then stirred in gorgonzola chunks. Really delicious. Great for so many things . .that is if you don’t drink it first. Ha !
Your version sounds delicious, Sheila! Thanks for sharing.
I just made this because the grocery store was out of B-C dressing. Found this recipe, bought the ingredients, and made as soon as I got home. Best blue cheese dressing I’ve ever tasted! PS: no milk added or needed. Consistency was perfect.
YES! This makes me SO happy to hear. Love that you took the blue cheese dresssing shortage as an opportunity to discover something even better. So glad the consistency worked out perfectly for you!
This was absolutely perfect!!
I love this recipe! You are my top site to look for recipes! Thank you so much!
We love this recipe sooooo much! It’s our “go to” for everything these days. Wings, veggies, salad…you name it. I’d eat it off a shoe…lol. I usually triple the recipe because it never lasts long enough ☺️. And if I don’t have parsley on hand, I cut some baby chives for some green color & a little extra flavor/zing. Thanks so much for the recipe. I need to look up some more of your recipes, cuz you certainly nailed this one!
This was my first attempt at making my own blue cheese dressing. It was so easy and so delicious I make it on a regular basis. My husband didn’t want too much lemony flavor so I tried it with a little less. It was definitely not as tasty. This recipe is perfect exactly the way it is. Thank you for a home favorite. My children love it so much they started using it as well. This is exceptionally good dressing or dip.
So happy that your family loved it. Appreciate you taking the time to come back and leave such a kind review 🙂
This is the best blue cheese dressing I’ve ever made! I’ll be using this recipe I from now on!
This is a wonderful simple recipe. My husband raved and raved about how good it was. He used spoon and fingers to demonstrate his approval!
What made it extra yummy, was blending plenty of the bleu cheese with the other ingredients. Then I added chunks at the end. I used strong Gorgonzola, it made a huge difference. I only use lemon juice and never vinegar. This bleu cheese salad dressing is Delicious !! It reminds me of the restaurant quality I remember long ago
It’s so hard to find sour cream in Spain. What can I use as sub? Can I use greek yogurt or plain yogurt?
Greek yogurt or plain yogurt are great substitutes. Can you find crème fraîche (that would be my first choice since it’s less tangy and so creamy)?
Just made a batch of blue cheese dressing and tried it on my salad…..GOOD stuff! I won’t ever be buying dressing again – Thank you!
Yay! So thrilled you love the dressing 🙂
This Blue Cheese Dressing recipe is a delightful fusion of creamy texture and tangy flavor, making it a versatile addition to any meal. I appreciate the tips on adjusting the consistency and the practical advice about storage—it’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into making this recipe user-friendly and adaptable to individual preferences.
Definitely THE BEST homemade blue cheese dressing I’ve ever made. Thank you!! Will stick with this best recipe forever 😋
Can you freeze it
Hi Kathie, Sour cream really doesn’t freeze and thaw well. I don’t recommend it.
OMG. I wasn’t sure I could do this. Yes I can follow a recipe but they don’t always turn out. This was beyond fantastic…I will never buy blue cheese dressing again. I used it as a dipping sauce for boneless chicken wings. It was fabulous
I have been looking for this recipe my mom use to make this I remembered some of the ingredients but not how much to use,she passed away in 2029 and I have looked through all her cookbooks and notebooks and I couldn’t find it,thank.yo.for sharing this recipe it will be.like my mom is with.us we enjoy this recipe!
Def needs the lemon or some vinegar to counter the creamy ingredients. I use equal parts sour cream/mayo/cheese as I LOVE bleu cheese!