blue or roquefort cheese dressing

Joanne Gallagher’s blue cheese dressing combines crumbled blue cheese, mayonnaise and sour cream. This selected version includes her optional lemon juice and water for thinning.

The author describes mayonnaise and sour cream as a creamy combination. Minced parsley adds color and flavor, and the optional lemon juice contributes a fresh accent.

The sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, parsley and selected lemon juice are stirred together with fine sea salt and fresh ground pepper in a small bowl.

Some of the same blue cheese crumbles are pressed into the sauce with the back of a spoon. The mixture remains thick and creamy before the optional thinning step.

For a pourable salad dressing, the selected water is stirred in. The same mixture can be adjusted with additional lemon juice, salt and pepper; the author also offers the dressing as a dip.