Chef John's Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup sour cream
• 0.75 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoons dry mustard
• 0.5 teaspoons salt , or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper , or to taste
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 ounces frozen blue cheese , grated

Instructions

1. 1

   Place mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk in a bowl. Add garlic, black pepper, dry mustard, salt, sugar, cayenne, and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk together thoroughly.

2. 2

   Mix grated blue cheese into the cream base a little at a time to ensure it is evenly incorporated and doesn't clump.

3. 3

   Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (preferably overnight) to consolidate the flavors.