Don Martinich wrote:
> In article >,
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>
>> Greg wrote:
>>
>>> Recipes:
>>>
>>> 1948: Green Goddess Salad
>>>
>>> This recipe appeared in an article in The Times by Jane Nickerson. It
>>> comes from ''The California Cook Book,'' by Genevieve Callahan.
>> <snip>
>>
>> The term "Green Goddess Dressing" seems to mean different things to
>> different people, and sometimes those differences are pretty damn
>> significant. My recipe collection includes the following:
>>
>> (from _The Culinary Arts Institute Cookbook_)
>> Green Goddess Salad Dressing
> ...and so on.
>
> My mother gave me a recipe for Green Goddess dressing that she said she
> was given to her in 1935 by the maitre d' at the Garden Court of the
> Palace Hotel where the dish originated.
>
> Green Goddess Dressing
>
> 1/2 cup sour cream
> 1 cup mayonnaise
> juice of 1 lemon
> small can anchovies, drain, then chop
> 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
> 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
> 1 tsp. wine vinegar
> 1 clove garlic, crushed
>
> Blend well (by hand).
>
> I can't say for sure that this is the original but it's good!
>
> D.M.


Do you think it would miss much if you substituted buttermilk for the
sour cream? (would reduce the fat quite a bit -- but still not exactly
"low fat" with a cup of mayo in there) It would also thin it a bit.

Bob