Creamy Blue Cheese Dip or Dressing

Category

Dips Spreads & Dressings

Servings

1 cup dip or 1¼ cups salad dressing

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup crumbled flavorful blue cheese
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 medium clove garlic
  • Sprinkle of salt
  • About ½ cup reduced-fat (2%) milk (for dressing only)

Directions

  1. COMBINE about ¼ cup of yogurt and all of blue cheese in small bowl. Mash with fork into lumpy paste. Add remaining yogurt, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce and mustard.

  2. PEEL garlic and chop coarsely. Sprinkle with salt and mash into puree with blade of knife held sideways. Scrape into yogurt mixture and stir until well blended. For salad dressing, stir in milk.
  3. COVER dip or dressing and refrigerate for at least 1 hour for flavors to blend.

  4. SERVE dip with fresh vegetables or crackers or as topping for baked potatoes. Serve dressing on green salads or grilled or roasted vegetables.

Recipe Tips

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Nutrition

Nutrition

per serving
Calories
35
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Fat
2 grams
3%
Saturated Fat
1.5 grams
8%
Sodium
137 milligrams
6%
Carbs
1 grams
0%
Fiber
0 grams
0%
Protein
3 grams
Calcium
45 milligrams
5%
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Cheese As You Please

Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.