Posted on 04/02/2015 3:01:36 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
It finally feels like Spring here today,and my thoughts turned to the wonderful things that will soon spring from peoples' gardens.
I thought I'd post a recipe for an old favorite that I recall from the 1970s and is difficult to find on store shelves nowadays:
Green Goddess Dressing
(This is a case where you really do taste the anchovies, so you may want to start with a smaller amount until you get the anchovy-level you like.)
2-oz. tin of anchovies, undrained
2 T chopped fresh chives
3 T tarragon vinegar
1 T fresh lemon juice
1 Cup sour cream
1 Cup mayonnaise
1/2 Cup chopped parsley
1/4 tsp. salt, or to taste
Black pepper to taste
Whisk everything together and chill.
(I have also used the anchovy paste that comes in a tube, and that works out very nicely for this, as well as for Caesar Salad Dressing.)
Does anyone have a recipe for what we in the US call 'French' dressing? (The bright orange stuff ;-)
-JT
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-JT
No avocado?
Oh my! Thank you for that! I haven’t seen Green Goddess dressing since I was a tot!
Just for the record, ol' SAJ was a very active participant on Lib27's cooking/recipe thread a couple of years ago.
Don't scrape the yogurt...heh heh heh, and comida buena a ti
It’s difficult to argue against bacon. :)
Yum!!! I love Green Goddess dressing. Thanks much for posting the recipe.
Clearly, the quantity of c and g to add varies with the other components of the salad. Start off with just a bit, have a taste, then add more if you fancy.
I’ve never heard of it with avocado! Thanks!
-JT
I confess that I love avocados. Call it a weakness, if you will. :)
That sounds interesting! We’ll try it.
-JT
I think a few companies still bottle and sell it, but I haven’t seen it in my area for decades.
-JT
It sounds like it would be a really good dressing. I’ve never tried it before. I have some cucumber salad dressing I bought recently that I’m going to try soon as well..
I like this French Dressing recipe. I sometimes use chili sauce instead of ketchup.
Really AMAZED that when searching for recipe of Green Goddess Dressing, most do not call for avocado. Perhaps this is just a ‘Southern’ thing. Living in Texas, GGD was seen on the grocery shelves way back when and they sported the avocado base. Having never before today searched for this type on the net; but low and behold most sites do not include that green vegetable/fruit....avocado. The store-bought was good, but Peppercorn/Ranch has always been a favorite.
http://www.sfgate.com/food/chefssecrets/article/Wayfare-Tavern-revives-the-original-green-goddess-3246160.php
I’ve never heard of this dressing, looks like this link has the original recipe.
I love that spring is coming an d we plant our garden.
I made this for lunch yesterday, as we got a lot of asparagus from the market. I added some thick grilled slices of bacon to the sandwich, as I knew my husband would not eat it without some kind of meat in it. It was really good.
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-asparagus-subs-with-smoky-french-dressing
Imho, there are a number of delicious dressings. The more fresh ingredients they offer, the better!
I love that spring is coming and we can plant our garden.
I made this for lunch yesterday, as we got a lot of asparagus from the market. I added some thick grilled slices of bacon to the sandwich, as I knew my husband would not eat it without some kind of meat in it. It was really good.
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-asparagus-subs-with-smoky-french-dressing
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