Homemade Gorgonzola Blue Cheese Dressing
This easy Homemade Gorgonzola dressing recipe will add creamy, tangy flavour to salads, veggies, pasta or as a dip with chicken wings or crudités"
Servings 10 portions
Ingredients
- 120 grams (1 cups) blue cheese - note 1
- 20 grams (1 ⅓ tablespoons) dijon mustard - note 2
- 50 grams (3 ½ tablespoons) olive oil
- 30 grams (2 ½ tablespoons) vegetable oil
- 10 grams (2 teaspoons) white wine vinegar
- 15 grams (2 tablespoons) garlic - cooked weight - note 3
- 10 grams (2 teaspoons) lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the Roasted Garlic: Simply wrap a whole head of garlic in foil and roast in the oven at 180 °C or 356 °F for 15 minutes. Once it's cooked, let it cool down and squeeze the soft, roasted garlic into your blender.
- Blend the Ingredients: Add the crumbled blue cheese, oils, mustard, vinegar, and lemon juice into the blender with the roasted garlic. Blend all the ingredients together until you achieve a smooth texture.
- Adjust Consistency: If your dressing is too thick, add a touch of water and blend again until you reach the desired consistency.
- Result: Season to taste with a bit of salt and pepper if needed. Use it straight away, or store it in the fridge for later.
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Notes
- For best results, use a mild creamy blue cheese like Gorgonzola Dolce.
- Use smooth Dijon mustard instead of grainy or other alternatives.
- Baked garlic is an optional but necessary extra step to take this blue cheese dressing to a new level.
Nutrition
Serving: 25grams Calories: 117kcal Carbohydrates: 1g Protein: 3g Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 3g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0.02g Cholesterol: 9mg Sodium: 160mg Potassium: 41mg Fiber: 0.1g Sugar: 0.1g Vitamin A: 93IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 68mg Iron: 0.1mg
Keywords:blue cheese dressing, gorgonzola dressing
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