I was diagnosed with food allergies for the first time at 8 years old. I remember leaving the Doctor’s office after having that dreadful prick test on the backs of my arms and back for an hour. They tested all kinds of things and it turned out I was allergic to camel hair, dust and … mold. MOLD.
In my little 8 year old head all I heard was that I could never again eat blue cheese. My parents consoled me the whole way home. Once I got over that shock I continued to wonder just exactly where I would be exposed to camel hair. And, my mom discounted the whole dust thing since I grew up in an 1890’s farmhouse. Avoiding dust was futile.
Blue cheese dressing was off the table for a while though. Getting bi-monthly allergy shots controlled my hives until I was about 12 and mostly “grew out of them,” whatever that meant.
We all know that’s not the case now, as gut health pretty much dictates allergen response. Next time I was diagnosed with allergies was at 36 when asthma left me searching for nearly every breath.
Anyway, I’ve done a lot of work on my health and I can freely eat blue cheese now, and I do. It remains one of my favorite salad dressings and certainly my dip of choice for hot wings! (FYI, I have a wing post coming up next so stay tuned!)
I was determined to make a simple to prepare blue cheese dressing that you could simply throw together and shake up. Here it is! The directions are SO simple. Seriously, can’t-screw-them-up-simple.
Just throw the ingredients into a pint mason jar, put the lid on (DON’T forget that important step) and shake! Pour onto your salad – a thick iceberg wedge with some warm, tender beef strips and tomatoes would be nice. Hmmmm, sounds like that might be on the menu this week and I still wonder where that camel hair comes from…
- ⅓ cup milk (nutmilk or cream for low-carb)
- ½ tsp. ACV
- ⅓ cup mayo
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 Tbls. lemon juice
- ½ tsp. salt
- pepper to taste
- 2-3 oz. crumbled blue cheese
- (Plus more for crumbling on top, if desired)
- Combine all in a pint mason jar and shake, shake, shake!