Green Goddess Dressing
Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen and NYT Cooking.
Mayonnaise and soured cream blended with parsley, tarragon, garlic, anchovy and lemon, finished with chives.
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Method
- 1
Blend. Put the mayonnaise, soured cream, parsley, tarragon, garlic, anchovy, lemon juice and water into the blender. Blend until smooth and pale green, scraping down the sides once.
- 2
Add chives. Scrape into a bowl and stir in the chives and pepper.
- 3
Chill. Cover and chill for 30 min so the flavours come together.
- 4
Serve. Spoon over crisp lettuce wedges or serve as a dip for raw vegetables.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
EU nutrition claims
- Low sugars: 1.3 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 46 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0.2 g per serving
0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- blender
- spatula
- bowl
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 230 kcal |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 1.5 g |
| of which sugars | 0.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 24.5 g |
| of which saturates | 4.6 g |
| Fibre | 0.2 g |
| Salt | 0.55 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.4 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values


