bleu cheese dressing

Thân thiện

A chef drizzles bleu cheese dressing over a crisp salad.

Definition

Noun: A creamy, cold sauce or condiment for salads, typically made from a base of mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt, and characterized by the inclusion of crumbled blue cheese (often specifically a type like Roquefort, Gorgonzola, or Stilton). The dressing has a tangy, salty, and pungent flavor profile derived from the cheese.

Usage

This noun is typically used as a mass noun (uncountable) to refer to the dressing as a substance. It is commonly used in the context of food, dining, and recipes. - It is served as a topping or accompaniment for salads, especially wedge salads. - It can be used as a dip for vegetables or chicken wings.

Examples

• As a salad dressing:
  • I ordered the iceberg wedge salad with bleu cheese dressing.
  • Would you like ranch or bleu cheese dressing on your side salad?
• As a dip or ingredient:
  • The buffalo wings were served with celery sticks and bleu cheese dressing.
  • This recipe for stuffed mushrooms calls for a tablespoon of bleu cheese dressing.

Advanced Usage

• The term is sometimes spelled "blue cheese dressing," with "bleu" being a common alternative that reflects the French origin of many famous blue cheeses.
• It can be part of compound menu descriptions, e.g., "bleu cheese dressing cup" or "house-made bleu cheese dressing."

Variants and Related Words

• Blue cheese dressing: The more common English spelling variant.
• Roquefort dressing: A specific type of bleu cheese dressing made with Roquefort cheese.
• Salad dressing: The general hypernym.
• Creamy dressing: A descriptive term for the texture category.

Synonyms

• Blue cheese sauce (though "sauce" may imply a different consistency or use)
• Roquefort dressing (a specific subtype)

Antonyms

• Vinaigrette (a dressing based on oil and vinegar, not creamy)
• Ranch dressing (another creamy dressing but with a herbaceous, not cheesy, flavor)

Related Phrases/Idioms

No common idioms incorporate this specific term. It is primarily a culinary term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blue cheese dressing