Blue cheese dressing is a love it or leave it type of
food. I happen to love it. We have included it here because
it can serve as a salad dressing, a dip for vegetables,
or to serve with spicy chicken wings. We have served it
during some of our retreats.
Yield: 1 quart
Ingredients:
1 c. real mayonnaise(Best Foods), full fat (no miracle
whip)
1 c. sour cream
12 oz. crumbled bleu cheese (see note)
½ c. buttermilk
2 oz. water
juice of one lemon
3 cloves peeled garlic, minced
salt and pepper
2 T cilantro or parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
Chill and serve.
Note: To make this recipie lower in fat content,
use non-fat mayonnaise, non-fat sour cream, and low-fat
buttermilk.
Note on blue cheese: Depending upon your preference
and your budget, all bleu cheese variations will work
in this dressing. Choosing Roquefort (French bleu cheese),
Stilton (English bleu cheese), Gorgonzola (Italian bleu
cheese), etc. will allow you to name the dressing by the
cheese. For instance, using Roquefort, you could call
the dressing Roquefort Dressing. (Very good). Stilton
is my favorite. These cheeses listed are very expensive,
but it is soooooooooo good.
