Greener Goddess Dressing Recipe

By
Kerry Saretsky
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Kerry Saretsky

Kerry Saretsky interned at Serious Eats in 2008, and wrote the French in a Flash recipe column. She also writes her own blog on modernized French cuisine called French Revolution Food.

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Updated March 07, 2019
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Kerry Saretsky

This traditional thick and creamy garden dressing, full of scallions, garlic, and herbs, gets a healthy, buttery boosts from the addition of super-ripe avocado. I love both avocado and tarragon with seafood, so I think this is a cool alternative to cocktail sauce with shrimp, and nothing beats it with a fresh, all-green crudités platter.

Recipe Details

Greener Goddess Dressing Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1/2 Hass avocado, roughly chopped

  • 2 medium scallions, trimmed and quartered

  • 1 large garlic clove

  • 2 anchovy fillets

  • 24 leaves tarragon

  • 12 leaves basil

  • The juice of 3/4 lemon

  • Kosher salt, to taste

  • Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Put everything in the blender, and whiz on full blast until completely smooth. Serve over an iceberg wedge, with crudités, with shrimp cocktail, or with anything you want.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
354 Calories
32g Fat
15g Carbs
5g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 354
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g 42%
Saturated Fat 7g 36%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 383mg 17%
Total Carbohydrate 15g 5%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 31mg 154%
Calcium 148mg 11%
Iron 3mg 18%
Potassium 569mg 12%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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