Blue Cheese Sauce

Blue Cheese Sauce is a classic café-style dip that is easy to make at home in just 5 minutes. Blue Cheese Sauce is sharp, salty, and creamy at the same time, so Blue Cheese Sauce works well for a snack table, a festive spread, or a quick addition to lunch or dinner. Blue Cheese Sauce is especially tasty with pieces of fresh vegetables, particularly celery, and Blue Cheese Sauce can also be served with rye croutons, baked potatoes, boiled broccoli, chicken, or steaks.

The balance of cheeses is what makes Blue Cheese Sauce work. Blue cheese brings the sauce its bright, pungent, salty character, and a stronger blue cheese will give an even more pronounced result. Cream cheese softens the saltiness of the blue cheese without dulling the bold flavour, so the sauce stays expressive but becomes smoother and more rounded. A small amount of 10% cream loosens the mixture and helps bring the cheeses together into a spoonable dip.

The main thing to watch is the texture while mixing Blue Cheese Sauce. Mash the blue cheese and cream cheese together with a fork and add only a little cream, because too much cream will make Blue Cheese Sauce thinner than intended. Blue Cheese Sauce is ready as soon as the cheeses are evenly combined and the mixture becomes creamy with small blue cheese flecks throughout. Blue Cheese Sauce does not need any heat treatment, so the final texture and flavour depend entirely on careful mixing.

The easiest swap in Blue Cheese Sauce is the blue cheese itself. Any blue-veined cheese can be used in place of the Royal Cheese mentioned in the recipe, including Dor Blue, Gorgonzola, or Roquefort. A more intense blue cheese will make Blue Cheese Sauce sharper and saltier, so the quantity can be adjusted to taste if needed. The cream cheese and the light cream are part of the original balance, so Blue Cheese Sauce stays closest to the source when only the blue cheese is changed.

Blue Cheese Sauce is best served as a dip or table sauce. Blue Cheese Sauce can be set out right away with fresh vegetable sticks, and celery is especially well suited to the salty, creamy flavour. Blue Cheese Sauce also works well as an accompaniment to rye croutons, baked potatoes, boiled broccoli, chicken, or steaks. For the fullest aroma and a softer consistency after chilling, Blue Cheese Sauce should be taken out of the refrigerator 10–15 minutes before serving.

Blue Cheese Sauce keeps for a short time and should be stored cold. Blue Cheese Sauce can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Blue Cheese Sauce should not be frozen, because cream cheese separates during freezing and loses its texture. After thawing, Blue Cheese Sauce can become watery and grainy, so refrigeration is the right way to store it.

Questions about this recipe

How long does blue cheese sauce take to make?

Blue Cheese Sauce takes 5 minutes in total, and the active time is also 5 minutes. Blue Cheese Sauce does not need any heat treatment.

How many calories are in blue cheese sauce?

The source gives nutrition per 100 g as about 286 kcal. The exact value can vary depending on the blue cheese and cream cheese used.

What can I use instead of Royal Cheese in blue cheese sauce?

Any blue-veined cheese can replace Royal Cheese in Blue Cheese Sauce. Dor Blue, Gorgonzola, or Roquefort will all work, and a stronger cheese will make Blue Cheese Sauce sharper and saltier.

Can I freeze blue cheese sauce?

No, Blue Cheese Sauce should not be frozen. Cream cheese can separate during freezing, and Blue Cheese Sauce can turn watery and grainy after thawing.

How long does blue cheese sauce keep in the fridge?

Blue Cheese Sauce keeps in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. For a softer texture and fuller aroma, take Blue Cheese Sauce out 10–15 minutes before serving.