Blue Cheese Thousand Island Salad Dressing

This is salad dressing elevated. More flavors than I can even describe in each and every bite. This blue cheese thousand island salad dressing quickly became the star of our dinner side salads this week. Hints of traditional flavors but with wonderful bell peppers and blue cheese (and a few other things). This is a crazy-good dressing that I’d make again and again.

Blue Cheese Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Squeeeeeeeze

There is a little trick to making this blue cheese thousand island salad dressing. If you’re not careful, it’ll end up a bit runny and thin. Now, the flavor will still be there so don’t panic if yours is a bit on the thin side. You can prevent it by making sure that the ingredients are as dry as possible before you add them. The ones that aren’t liquid to begin with, that is. It’s kind of hard to pat sour cream dry… Anyways, just make sure the onion for sure is squeezed well to get the moisture out. The peppers and relish, well, just give them a quick dab with a paper towel.

Oh and don’t use anything ‘light’ in this. Light usually means thin and we don’t want thin here.

Also try my homemade Thousand Island salad dressing.

Blue Cheese Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Blue Cheese Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Hints of traditional flavors but with wonderful bell peppers and blue cheese.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Get happy time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Salad Dressing
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 217 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together all ingredients in medium bowl.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes, or best, overnight.

Notes

Stir again before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 217kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 384mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 242IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Keyword blue cheese, Thousand Island
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Homemade Thousand Island Salad Dressing

There are certainly a whole lot of homemade Thousand Island dressing recipes out on the internet and in cookbooks. They’re everywhere. But I found this one to be slightly different. The flavor is richer. It’s deeper. And it has just a little spicy kick to it. It’s different and just better than the rest. And it uses ingredients that I have on-hand. That’s a plus. Perfect on a salad, and even better on a Reuben sandwich.

Homemade Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Add A Little Spice. I Did.

I wasn’t shy with the hot sauce when I made this homemade Thousand Island dressing. Now, I wasn’t making spicy wing sauce, no, but I wanted to get that spiciness. So many dressings are just creamy. Or just vinegary. A little heat changes things up. But you don’t have to.

So why is it called Thousand Island dressing? Because it came from the Thousand Island region between the US and Canada. I didn’t know that either.

Check out my always-growing list of the best homemade salad dressings and toppings.

Homemade Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Homemade Thousand Island Salad Dressing

Perfect on a salad, and even better on a Reuben sandwich.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Salad Dressing
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 262 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Whisk everything together in a medium bowl.
  • Refrigerate for 1 hour then check for seasoning.

Notes

For the best results, use full-fat mayonnaise and not the light stuff.
Need ideas for putting together the ultimate salad? Check out my salad inspirations!

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 2gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 526mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 309IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

Keyword Thousand Island
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