The Very Best Blue Cheese Dressing

DEAR SOS: I need a recipe for a good blue cheese dressing.

--NANCY

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DEAR NANCY: Certainly. Here’s a simple, classic version that I like.

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BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese or Roquefort cheese

2 tablespoons oil

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 tablespoon half and half

1/4 teaspoon salt

Dash black pepper

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Combine mayonnaise, cheese, oil, vinegar, half and half, salt and pepper in bowl. Beat until smooth with rotary or electric beater.

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Makes 2/3 cup.

Each 1-tablespoon serving contains about:

78 calories; 191 mg sodium; 6 mg cholesterol; 7 grams fat; 3 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0 fiber.

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