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Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Easy to make blue cheese dressing based on a recipe by Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces quality blue cheese chopped into pieces
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon dried tarragon or 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black or white pepper
  • kosher salt to taste

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients into a food processor. Process until the dressing is smooth. Taste. Add salt to taste. The amount you need depends on how salty your blue cheese is.
  • If you find the dressing is too thin, add more mayo a little at a time and re-process until thick. If you find the dressing is too thick, then add a little milk at a time and re-process until thinner.
  • Best enjoyed the day you made it or within a couple days.