This creamy, tangy chunky Blue Cheese Sauce is a flavor explosion, adding a punch of bold deliciousness to everything from wings and veggies to burgers and salads. Prepare to be obsessed.
If you are looking for more tempting sauces, try my honey mustard sauce and my homemade garlic aioli.
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Why this Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe is a Keeper
This Chunky Blue Cheese Recipe is creamy and chocked full of real blue cheese crumbles. Plus, because you are making it yourself, you can control how much blue cheese is added. It elevated everything that it touches. You can even use it as a garnish or a salad dressing.
- 5 Minute Sauce: Make if in five minutes and refrigerate for an hour. No need to serve immediately.
- Easy Ingredients: You probably have most of the ingredients, just get the blue cheese.
- Adaptable Sauce: Can adjust the flavors for the dish you are going to be using it with. Make the sauce a little sweeter or hotter if you like.
- Makes Great Leftovers: The sauce will last about a week so use it on salads and wings to use it up. Everyone likes blue cheese and wings.
What are some ways to use this Homemade Blue Cheese Sauce?
Blue cheese sauce is incredibly versatile! Here are some popular uses:
- Pasta: Toss it with pasta for a rich and creamy sauce, or use it as a base for a blue cheese mac and cheese.
- Dip: Serve it alongside chicken wings (especially buffalo wings), raw vegetables (like celery and carrots), tortilla chips, or even French fries.
- Dressing: Thin it out with a little extra milk or buttermilk and use it as a dressing for salads, especially wedge salads or Cobb salads.
- Topping: Drizzle it over burgers, steak, or roasted vegetables for a burst of flavor.
- Spread: Use it as a spread for sandwiches or wraps.
Ingredient List for the Best Blue Cheese Dip
- Crumbled Blue Cheese: Do not skimp on the blue cheese, always use a good quality such as danish blue.
- Mayo: Use your own recipe and make it from scratch or any bottle prepared mayo will work.
- Sour Cream: This really gives a tang to crumbles of blue cheese.
- Worcestershire sauce: If you do not have the sauce, try a combination of soy sauce, ketchup, and white wine vinegar will work.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for this Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe
- Blue cheese sauce can be made ahead of time, but the flavor can intensify as it sits. Make it a few hours in advance, but taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper before serving. Store it in the refrigerator. You might need to add a splash of milk or buttermilk to loosen it up before serving.
Pro Tip to Make the Best Blue Cheese Sauce Dip
Quality Counts: Use a high-quality kind of blue cheese with strong, distinct flavor. Popular choices include Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton, and Maytag Blue.
How to Make Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing
If you love blue cheese, you will be obsessed with this delicious sauce.
These are the basic steps for making blue cheese sauce for wings. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Mix
First, combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl and mix well to combine. Finally, refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftover Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
- Storing: The sauce will stay fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.
- Using Leftovers Creamy Blue Cheese Sauce Recipe: Use the remaining blue cheese sauce on your favorite salad as the best blue cheese dressing, leftover steak or use some of the suggestions above.
Variations and Substitutions for this Steak House Sauce
- Buttermilk: If you don’t have buttermilk, you can substitute with regular milk mixed with a tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar per cup of milk. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes to slightly thicken and sour. You can also use a combination of milk and plain yogurt or sour cream for a richer texture.
- Mayonnaise: You can use Greek yogurt, sour cream, or even a homemade aioli (garlic mayonnaise) for a slightly different flavor profile. For a vegan option, try a vegan mayonnaise or cashew cream.
- Sour Cream: Plain yogurt, crème fraîche, or even a thicker consistency of buttermilk can be great instead.
Easy Homemade Blue Cheese Salad Dressing Recipe FAQs
No, it is not recommended to freeze this sauce because it will dull the bold flavor of the cheese and the dairy components can separate when frozen and thawed, leading to a grainy or watery texture
Blue cheese sauce is best fresh, on the day it’s made on top of a perfectly grilled steak, buffalo cauliflower or your favorite buffalo chicken.
It is easy to adjust this steak sauce recipe. Minced garlic, heavy cream, hot sauce, honey and fresh herbs, like parsley will all enhance your sauce.
Expert Tips for Making Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce Recipe
Serve blue cheese sauce either warm or cold. If you heat it, do so in a saucepan over low heat to prevent the buttermilk and sour cream from curdling.
- Room Temperature Cheese: Allow the blue cheese to come to room temperature before you start. This will make it easier to crumble and incorporate into the sauce, preventing lumps.
- Don’t Over-Mix: Over-mixing can make the sauce too thin or even cause it to separate. A little bit of chunkiness is okay and even desirable for some textures.
- Acid is Essential: A touch of acid (vinegar, lemon juice, or even a dash of hot sauce) balances the richness of the cheese and adds brightness to the flavor. Don’t skip this step!
- Taste and Adjust: Always taste your sauce before serving and adjust the seasonings as needed. You might want more salt, pepper, or a touch more acid.
- Infuse the Flavor: For a deeper flavor, try infusing your liquid base (buttermilk, milk, etc.) with garlic or shallots. Gently heat them in the liquid, then strain before adding the other ingredients.
- Control the Thickness: If your sauce is too thick, add a little more of the liquid base (milk, buttermilk, etc.) until you reach your desired consistency. If it’s too thin, you can have a thicker sauce by adding a small amount more of mayonnaise or sour cream.
- Recipe suggestions for this Sauce: Baked American Buffalo Wings, Steakhouse Burger, or Grilled Crispy Chicken Wings
Chunky Blue Cheese Sauce
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Ingredients
- ½ cup Sour cream
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- 4 ounces Blue cheese
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper , each
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together in a bowl and stir to combine.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Christina’s Notes
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- Room Temperature Cheese: Allow the blue cheese to come to room temperature before you start. This will make it easier to crumble and incorporate into the sauce, preventing lumps.
- Don’t Over-Mix: Over-mixing can make the sauce too thin or even cause it to separate. Mix just until the ingredients are combined and the cheese is mostly incorporated. A little bit of chunkiness is okay and even desirable for some textures.
- Acid is Essential: A touch of acid (vinegar, lemon juice, or even a dash of hot sauce) balances the richness of the cheese and adds brightness to the flavor. Don’t skip this step!
- Taste and Adjust: Always taste your sauce before serving and adjust the seasonings as needed. You might want more salt, pepper, or a touch more acid.
- Infuse the Flavor: For a deeper flavor, try infusing your liquid base (buttermilk, milk, etc.) with garlic or shallots. Gently heat them in the liquid, then strain before adding the other ingredients.
- Control the Thickness: If your sauce is too thick, add a little more of the liquid base (milk, buttermilk, etc.) until you reach your desired consistency. If it’s too thin, you can have a thicker sauce by adding a small amount more of mayonnaise or sour cream.
- Recipe suggestions for this Sauce: Baked American Buffalo Wings, Steakhouse Burger, or Grilled Crispy Chicken Wings
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- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.