Blue cheese dressing is really easy to make, and a lot tastier than packaged dressings. It only has 3 main ingredients, and perhaps three or four possible additions. Here’s our recipe, culled from several we looked at. We adjusted the flavor a bit using the additions, and you can do the same. Just taste the dressing and decide if it needs any more enhancement.

• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 oz blue cheese
• 1 Tb chopped Italian parsley or celery leaves
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• (buttermilk)

Start by mixing the sour cream and mayonnaise in a small bowl and add the blue cheese. Using a wooden spoon, press some of the cheese pieces against the side of the bowl to dissolve them and give the dressing more flavor. Mix in the parsley.

Taste the dressing. It would probably benefit from the tartness of white vinegar, Add the vinegar, and taste again.

If you think it needs a bit more edge, add the Worcestershire sauce.

Taste again. If it still seems a bit bland add half the garlic powder, and the rest after tasting again.

Feel free to experiment to get the taste you prefer. The proportions above lead to a nice, tangy sauce. If you like it a little thinner, stir in some buttermilk. We liked it the way it was.

You can get a more full-bodied flavor by using Gorgonzola over plain blue cheese. But in any case, you have made up your blue cheese dressing in about a minute. Enjoy it.

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