blue cheese dressing
Definition
Noun: 1. A creamy salad dressing containing crumbled blue cheese: A thick, smooth, and rich dressing for salads, made with a base (often mayonnaise, sour cream, or buttermilk) and characterized by the inclusion of crumbled blue cheese, which gives it a distinctive tangy, salty, and pungent flavor. 2. A vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese: A lighter, oil-and-vinegar based salad dressing that incorporates crumbled blue cheese, such as Roquefort, providing a sharp and flavorful element to the vinaigrette.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The wedge salad was served with a generous amount of blue cheese dressing.
- I prefer blue cheese dressing on my buffalo wings instead of ranch.
- For a quick appetizer, drizzle blue cheese dressing over sliced tomatoes.
Advanced Usage
- As a dip or sauce: While primarily a salad dressing, it is commonly used as a dipping sauce for chicken wings, vegetable crudités, or potato skins.
- The celery sticks are meant to be eaten with the blue cheese dressing.
- Describing a specific style: The term can specify the type of dressing when ordering food.
- "I'll have the Cobb salad with blue cheese dressing on the side, please."
Variants and Related Words
- Roquefort dressing: A specific type of blue cheese dressing made with Roquefort cheese, a famous blue cheese from France. This is often used interchangeably with "blue cheese dressing," though it specifies the cheese origin.
- Cheese dressing: A more general term for any creamy dressing containing cheese, which could include Parmesan, cheddar, or blue cheese varieties.
Synonyms
- Blue cheese sauce (when used as a condiment or dip, not specifically for salads).
- Roquefort sauce/dressing.
Related Phrases/Compounds
- Blue cheese: The key ingredient in the dressing, referring to any cheese with blue or blue-green mold veins, such as Gorgonzola, Stilton, or Roquefort.
- Creamy dressing: The broader category of dressings that includes blue cheese, ranch, and Thousand Island.
Noun
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creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
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vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
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