Blue Cheese Dressing

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 2/3 cups mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream or thick yogurt
• 1/4 cup well-shaken buttermilk
• 1 T white wine vinegar
• 1 t runny honey
• 1 T minced garlic scapes (can substitute chives)
• freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. If you like a smooth dressing, grab a medium bowl and mash the blue cheese into the mayo with the back of a fork. If chunky dressing is preferred (my choice), keep the blue cheese aside and proceed to step two.
2. Mix the mayonnaise with the sour cream, buttermilk, vinegar and honey.
3. Add the chives to the bowl, along with the blue cheese (if making the chunky version). Fold to combine, and season with pepper. Taste for seasoning (add more buttermilk, honey, pepper and/or vinegar as necessary.
4. You can use the dressing right away, and trust me, you will want to, but it is even tastier after a day in the fridge. The dressing will thicken as it sits, but can be thinned with a few drops of water. Keep any leftover dressing in an airtight container in the fredge and use it up within a few  days.
5. NOTE...if you like your dressing with a little heat, serve it with a dash of cayenne hot sauce.