Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing

Buttermilk combined with sour cream or creme fresh with a dash of lemon makes this blue cheese dressing pop. Perfect over sliced tomatoes, on a wedge salad with avocado, or as an indulgence over greens.
Course condiment, miscellaneous, Salad
Keyword blue cheese, buttermilk, dressing

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sour cream or creme fresh
  • 1/2 cup whole buttermilk
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • Dash of Tabasco or other hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

  1. Put all ingredients except for blue cheese in shaker bottle or mason jar and shake vigorously.
  2. Add blue cheese crumbles to dressing right before serving or sprinkle over salad and toss with dressing.

Print or Download this Recipe!

For something even lighter, try my lemon shallot dressing recipe!

I am a passionate advocate for food as medicine, life navigator and culinary coach. This is my space for sharing what excites, inspires and motivates me to live my best life. It began as a recipe blog for nourishing, simple, weekday meals and has become something much bigger… a guide to resilient wellness. I am excited to share my knowledge of how daily habits can cumulatively help you to live like you mean it and age like you want to.