CREAMY PEPPERCORN BLUE CHEESE DRESSING RECIPE! PERFECT FOR SUMMER SALADS!

I know that the spring has brought some crazy weather to our fair nation. Just last week in the northern Arizona town where I moved from it snowed! Meanwhile where I live here in eastern North Carolina, it is hot and I mean hot with a capital HOT! unusually hot days make way for cool dinners. Meaning zero cooking. With that in mind, today I am sharing an updated version of my favorite blue cheese salad dressing. This creamy peppercorn blue cheese dressing is perfect for drizzling over your favorite salad, tossed or wedge, served with grilled wings or as a dip for your veggie platter. If you are a blue cheese lover, you are going to love this dressing!

I love blue cheese! The more the better! I like to add a bit more than a normal recipe because I love the chunkiness and creamy bite of this ripened wonder. Rick, on the other hand is not a fan of this dressing. No fear, you can make a totally different dressing with similar ingredients by leaving out the cheese! Stick with me and I will explain.

This starts simply. Mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, cream or buttermilk and blue cheese. Season it all up with basics like salt, pepper, onion, garlic and parsley and then add in a bit more coarsely ground black pepper to give it that peppercorn kick. Salad dressing is so simple to make and usually you have what you need on hand anyway. Forego the bottle and make your own!

The only thing you will need that would be something you would not have on hand would be the fresh blue cheese crumbles. These are found in most deli sections. I have even bought this at the big box store!

I like to blend all the creamy ingredients first. So the mayo, sour cream and heavy cream get whisked together until well blended. Hold back some of the cream so you can adjust to your liking as far as thickness goes. I like mine to be just right. Not so thick you have to fling it on your greens. I like it to be a bit thinner.

Now I like to add the seasonings and give this another nice whisk. At this point you can stop, if you do not enjoy blue cheese and have a delicious creamy peppercorn dressing. Much like the peppercorn house dressing from many high end restaurants. Rick likes this very much without the cheese added but since I hold back on the salt due to the saltiness of the cheese, I usually have to add more to this version of the dressing.

If you are proceeding with blue cheese version, add the crumbles in at this time and blend it well, I like to kind of mash the crumbles a bit into the cream mixture to get them nicely incorporated and bloom the flavor a bit. That's it! Dressing is done! Taste for seasoning and add more salt if you like. Store this dressing in a mason jar or air tight container for up to a month in the refrigerator.

This is a great way to have homemade dressing any time you like. It is also a great reminder that dressing is simple and can be made from just about anything you already have on hand!

I hope you give this creamy peppercorn blue cheese dressing a try sometime soon and I hope you love it!

Happy Eating!

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