Blue cheese dressing is a creamy salad dressing made with a base of mayonnaise, sour cream, or buttermilk, and crumbled blue cheese. Other ingredients such as garlic, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, and vinegar are often added to enhance the flavor. It is a popular dressing for salads, dipping sauces, and as a topping for burgers and wings.
YIELDS: Makes roughly 3 cups. A 2-tablespoon serving has 1 gram of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 2 grams of protein.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup small-curd cottage cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon salt or Vege-Sal
- 3 ounces crumbled blue cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Whisk together the mayonnaise, buttermilk, cottage cheese, Worcestershire, garlic, and salt, mixing well. Gently stir in the blue cheese, to preserve some chunks.
- Store in a container with a tight-fitting lid.
