Description
Alton Brown’s blue cheese dressing blends tangy ingredients for a classic condiment. Creamy and rich, this recipe elevates salads with its bold, distinctive flavor profile that you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 oz (113 g) gorgonzola
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) sour cream
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) buttermilk
- ¼ cup (60 ml) mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) white wine vinegar
- ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cheese Preparation: Thoroughly mash Gorgonzola with a fork in a mixing bowl until achieving a velvety, spreadable texture.
- Dressing Fusion: Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, Worcestershire sauce, white wine vinegar, and freshly ground black pepper into the cheese mixture, whisking until ingredients combine into a smooth, homogeneous consistency.
- Flavor Infusion: Seal the dressing and refrigerate for 30 minutes, allowing the flavors to harmonize and intensify, creating a more robust and well-rounded taste profile.
- Storage and Preservation: Transfer the completed dressing to an airtight container and refrigerate, preserving its quality and freshness for up to one week, ready to enhance salads and other culinary creations.
Notes
- Cheese Mashing Technique: Thoroughly mash Gorgonzola with a fork until completely smooth and spreadable, eliminating any large cheese chunks for a creamy texture.
- Flavor Melding Tip: Refrigerate dressing for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow ingredients to blend and develop a more complex, rich taste profile.
- Storage Strategy: Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator, consuming within 7 days to maintain optimal freshness and prevent bacterial growth.
- Consistency Control: Whisk ingredients thoroughly to ensure a uniform, smooth dressing without lumps or separating components.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg