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Green Goddess Salad Dressing
Real Green Goddess salad dressing is creamy and lush with a punch of herbal flavors and a bit of a kick. Use this homemade herb sauce to dress salads, as a dip with chips or crudite or as your special sauce for sandwiches or to drizzle on chicken, pork and seafood. The ways to use it are endless.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 160 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 scallions white and pale green parts, roughly chopped
- 2-3 cloves garlic roughly chopped, about 1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- ⅓ cup Italian parsley roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh tarragon roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons chives roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro roughly chopped
- ¾ cup mayonnaise divided
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- scant ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1/4 teaspoon Morton's
- 2 anchovies roughly chopped
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Into the bowl of your food processor or blender, combine the scallions, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, parsley, tarragon, chives, cilantro, 1/2 cup of the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, cayenne pepper and kosher salt.
- Pulse several times until the dressing is pale green and the herbs are finely minced.
- Add the anchovies and pulse several more times until to process fine.
- Transfer the dressing to a bowl and stir in the remainder of the mayonnaise and the black pepper until smooth. Cover and refrigerate the Green Goddess sauce for several hours so the flavors marry and the sauce thickens slightly.
- Serve as a salad dressing, dip or sauce with other things.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
160kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
286mg
(12%)
Potassium
128mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
0.5g
(1%)
Vitamin A
418IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 160kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 286mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 128mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 0.5g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 418IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.