Mary Berry’s Blue Cheese Dressing is the UK’s top-selling blue cheese dressing and it’s perfect for drizzling over jacket potatoes – here’s how to make the perfect spud
Britain thrives on jacket potatoes: steaming spuds with glossy, crispy skins revealing a feather-light interior. From school cafeterias to market stands, the modest jacket is a national favourite because it’s cheap, satisfying and infinitely versatile. Mouthwatering.
While most of us top it off with a sprinkle of cheddar cheese, there’s a creamier alternative that chef Mary Berry adores. A splash of Mary Berry’s Blue Cheese Dressing offers a tangy richness without a plethora of ingredients – and her recipe is easy to follow.
The brand touts it as the UK’s best-selling blue cheese dressing. It serves not only over salad but also as a final drizzle that introduces salt, acidity and umami flavours to any dish.
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For perfect jacket potatoes, Maris Piper and King Edward yield the fluffiest interiors, but any large floury spud should do the trick, reports the Express.
Blue cheese jacket potato recipe
Ingredients
- Two large baking potatoes
- 15g butter
- Three tbsp Mary Berry’s Blue Cheese Dressing
- 75g mature Cheddar cheese, grated
- 50g walnuts, chopped
- One stick of celery, diced
- 50g cherry tomatoes, quartered
- Chopped chives to garnish
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Method
- Prepare the potatoes beforehand and put them together when needed. Part-cooking the potatoes in the microwave for five minutes will hasten the oven cooking time.
- Preheat the oven to 200C, gas mark 6. Prick the potatoes with a fork and bake for one hour to one hour and 15 minutes, or until cooked through. Slice the potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh from the centre into a bowl, leaving a 1cm border around the edges.
- Combine the mash with butter, a tablespoon of dressing and season to taste. Mix in the cheese, walnuts, celery and tomatoes with another tablespoon of dressing and spoon the mixture back into the potato shells.
- Pop them on a baking tray and return to the oven for 10 minutes or until they turn golden. Then, finish off by drizzling the remaining dressing over the top and sprinkle with chives before serving.
So, if you’re looking for something quick and delicious, Mary Berry’s got your back. This recipe doesn’t require a lot of cooking expertise, but just some time and patience. Following it step by step will reassure you that the most delicious spud – and you’ll be making it again.