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    Home » Recipes » Vegetarian Dinner Party Recipes

    Published: April 29, 2020 | Last Modified: July 25, 2021 by Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju | This post may contain affiliate links. 💬 - No Comments

    Green Goddess Salad Dressing

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    Fragrant and fresh green goddess dressing with avocado that's just perfect for a fresh salad. With just five ingredients, this dressing is ready in 15 minutes and is totally vegan and gluten free!
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    5 Ingredients | 30 Minutes | This is a unique spin on a green goddess salad dressing, and is made with poached garlic and fresh herbs. It's perfect for summertime salads, and a great way to use your herbs! It can be made vegan or vegetarian to your preference.

    Has anyone else been craving a hearty salad recently? Yeah, same. Springtime typically means that I'm over eager to buy all the fresh herbs I can, and after a few days, I'm usually trying to figure out creative ways to use them up before they go stale. If you're in the same boat, just trust me - this salad dressing will carry you through until it's summer time.

    Final bowl of dressing alongside blender

    Jump to:
    • 🥗 What is Green Goddess Salad Dressing made of?
    • 📖 Variations
    • ♨️ What’s confit garlic? How do you poach garlic?
    • 🍴 Serving suggestions & storage
    • 📖 Recipe

    🥗 What is Green Goddess Salad Dressing made of?

    The traditional green goddess salad dressing made with mayonnaise, sour cream, chervil, chives, anchovy, tarragon, lemon juice, and pepper. Panera has a version of this dressing which was made with parsley, watercress, tarragon, chives, garlic, lemon juice, oil, vinegar and mayonnaise. So, really, it's bunch of a herbs, vinegar and some creamy action.

    Green goddess salad dressing ingredients

    My version of this dressing can be made either vegan or vegetarian, and has a secret element to it: poached garlic (i.e. garlic confit). I use fresh herbs, typically parsley, along with fresh lemon juice, confit garlic, and pecorino cheese (substitute with tahini for vegan version). The confit garlic takes about 25 minutes on stove top; however, you can use this time to prep the other components of the salad. Trust me, it's worth it!

    You take all those ingredients, throw into a food processor and pulse until you get the desired consistency. You could also use a blender, but depending on the size of your blender, you might need to scale up the proportion to meet the minimum liquid requirement (my Vitamix needs 2x this recipe).

    📖 Variations

    Besides the vegan and vegetarian variations described above, there are tons of ways in which you can customize this green salad dressing.

    Close up of dressing

    My recipe uses about a cup of fresh herbs, notably parsley. However, you can use more than just parsley or use one of these parsley substitutes quite easily! . I've outlined a couple of options below:

    Fresh herbs like basil, cilantro, dill and mint: These flavor profiles all mesh with parsley quite easily, or you can use any of them separately too, depending on what flavors you prefer (e.g. if cilantro tastes like soap to you, you can totally leave 'em out). I've personally tried this recipe with just parsley, parsley and cilantro, basil and parsley, and all of the above. Each time, it was unique. Each time, it was delicious. So get creative!

    Fresh green aromatics like scallions, chives, or jalapenos: Though I wouldn't recommend just using these aromatics, they can definitely add a pop of flavor to your salad dressing. To avoid having them overpower the dressing, I suggest limiting this to maybe 1-2 of each.

    The creamy component: the vegan version of my recipe uses tahini, while the vegetarian version uses pecorino Romano cheese (and this is inspired by a beloved restaurant in Seattle - check out my Il Corvo inspired kale salad recipe with this dressing). You could use fresh avocados (or add them along with tahini). I've also seen Greek yogurt (or mayonnaise) being used as well. So, really, pick whatever you have easily available.

    You'll see that I don't use tarragon in my dressing though that is more traditional. I am not a huge fan of the licorice like flavors, but if you love tarragon, you can totally add them into the mix!

    ♨️ What’s confit garlic? How do you poach garlic?

    Garlic confit is a play on duck confit (i.e. cooking duck in it’s own fat). So, it's really just garlic cooked in olive oil. For this dressing, I poach the garlic in olive oil, and then use the garlic bulbs and some olive oil in the dressing.

    And the infused olive oil is an insanely versatile dressing on it’s own. When garlic is in season in the summer, I make a large batch of this, and then serve it on EVERYTHING. You can also use the oil for roasting or sauteing like you would normally use olive oil and then, mash up the garlic and use it as a spread or dressing. So, really the options are endless.

    Bowl of Green Goddess Salad Dressing

    🍴 Serving suggestions & storage

    This salad dressing is so, so versatile. I've listed three of my favorite ways to consume it, but seriously, you can add it to almost anything.

    1. Salad dressing, amirite? I have two salads that use this dressing - one is a kale salad inspired by Il Corvo, with pepitas and pecorino; and another is a vibrant summer salad with spinach, avocados, and radish.
    2. On tacos: Every time I make my gochujang cauliflower tacos, I'm so tempted to drizzle some of this dressing on top. The spicy-umami flavors of gochujang pair so well with the herby notes of this dressing.
    3. As a dip: Most Indian snacks use a mint chutney, but I use this dressing. Try it next time you make my healthy baked samosas, or cabbage and jalapeno fritters. You won't regret it.
    • Garlic Kale Salad with Lemon
    • Spinach Avocado Salad
    • Vegan Cabbage Fritters (Pakoda)
    • Healthy Samosas

    You can store the dressing in an airtight container (e.g. mason jar) in the fridge for a week (~5-7 days). If you made extra poached garlic (hey, I don't blame you) - just peel them, and store them covered in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. The infused olive oil stays good for a couple of weeks as well. Totally worth the 30 minutes of your time.

    If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag #urbanfarmie on Instagram or @urbanfarmie on Pinterest!

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    Green Goddess Dip

    Fragrant and fresh green goddess dressing with avocado that's just perfect for a fresh salad. With just five ingredients, this dressing is ready in 15 minutes and is totally vegan and gluten free!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 77kcal
    Author: Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju

    Equipment

    • 1 Food Processor
    • 1 Salad Jar

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup fresh parsley, heaped high, substitute with cilantro
    • 1 avocado, medium sized
    • 1 jalapenos, deseeded
    • 3 garlic cloves, see notes for using garlic confit
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or apple cider / white wine vinegar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
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    Instructions

    • Slice the edges off a jalapeno and remove the seeds. Roughly chop 1 cup of parsley and add it to a blender or food processor jar along with garlic and deseeded jalapeno.
    • Cut avocado in half, remove the pit using a knife, and scoop the flesh into the blender as well.
    • Squeeze 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (roughly half a lemon), and then add ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Finally, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Blend until smooth. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water if needed.

    Notes

    • If you want to take this up a notch, I suggest adding garlic confit instead of raw garlic. Confit garlic is when you ad garlic cloves to a small oven-safe container, fill until the top is covered with olive oil, and roast at 200F for about 30 minutes. This provides an incredible depth of flavor to the salad dressing. When I do this, I often make more than this recipe requires and just store the extra in a separate airtight container!
    • Check the post for more details on how you can substitute various herbs and cream components or add aromatics to make this even more delicious!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 688IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Tag @urbanfarmie or #urbanfarmie to let me know – I would LOVE to see your creations!
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