Recipe: Cabrales Blue Cheese Dressing

As a bonus I've added this recipe. Now that you know how to make mayonnaise and have hopefully played with Cabrales blue cheese in Cabrales Blue Cheese & Blood Oranges recipe published on July 7, 2011, I give you this recipe as a bonus this week.

I was attempting to create the ultimate blue cheese dressing recipe- thick, richly flavored and chock full of blue cheese. This recipe does the trick! You can try it with your favorite blue cheese, but I've come to love Cabrales for this application the best. (I have made it with Roquefort, Blue Stilton and Maytag Blue. Its rich enough even a cheap pre-crumbled blue cheese still makes a flavorful dressing.)

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup Cabrales blue cheese
• 1 1/2 Tbs garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 Tbs dill weed
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg

1. In a bowl, whip together the mayo, sour cream and spices.
2. Crumble the cheese. Fold in with all the other ingredients. Chill.

Best if left to sit at least 2 hours. Yields approximately 2 scant cups. Enjoy!