Point Reyes Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe Will Make You a Believer (9 Ingredients, 20 Minutes) Sauces/Condiments French Recipes Salads Gluten-free Low Sugar Recipes Low Sodium Recipes

Blue cheese dressing is one of the most popular salad dressings. And for good reason. But some people just don't like the pungent taste of blue cheese dressing. Enter Point Reyes blue cheese dressing.

Point Reyes blue cheese is made with all raw “California cow's” milk. In case you were wondering, it is also kosher certified, gluten-free and they use vegetarian rennet in the formula. If you don't care for strong pungent blue cheese, you will like this sweet, milk-flavored blue salad dressing.

To make this homemade bleu cheese salad dressing recipe you will need mayonnaise, Point Reye Original Blue cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, lemon for juicing, shallots, kosher salt, fresh flat-leaf parsley and black pepper. The ingredients are whirled in a food processor until smooth. More blue cheese crumbles are stirred in so it becomes a chunkier dressing.

Pro Tip: If you can't fine Point Reyes Blue cheese, you could use your favorite. Here are some online links for more information about Point Reyes Blue: PointReyesCheese.com, GourmetDash.com and StJamesCheese.com.

Serve this tasty bleu cheese dressing over salad greens, on burgers or sandwiches, or as a dip for your favorite appetizers or cut-up vegetables. 

Cuisine: French / American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 20 (makes about 3 cups)

Ingredients

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup Point Reyes Original Blue, crumbled plus 1/2 cup more for garnish
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 shallot, diced small 
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced fine
• ground black pepper (lots!), or to taste

Here's how to make it: 

1. Combine all ingredients except the 1/2 cup of additional crumbled blue cheese in the bowl of your food processor. (Squeeze your own fresh lemon juice for this recipe. Fresh is always best, but in a pinch you could use bottled lemon juice.)
2. Pulse to combine, leaving the mixture somewhat chunky. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
3. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup blue cheese. Stir to combine. Store the salad dressing in the fridge in an airtight container, mason jar or salad dressing cruet for up to 10 days. This recipe could easily be cut in half.

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