Green Goddess Salad
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on January 2, 2013 – 1:03 pm -
This post is in honor of the letter “G” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more gorgeous “G” posts, please click here http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/
Green Goddess Dressing was developed at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in the 20′s as a tribute to George Arliss who was part of the cast of a play called “The Green Goddess”
This recipe is adapted from my latest obsession, “Sunday Suppers at Lucques” by Suzanne Goin
Ingredient List:
2 heads of Romaine Lettuce, outer leaves removed, rinsed and dried and chopped)
1 large egg yolk (make sure you can trust your egg supply or use pasteurized eggs)
3/4 cup grapeseed oil (the recipe uses a full cup, but I like my dressing a little tart)
1 1/2 cups parsley
2 T tarragon leaves
3 T chives
1 clove of garlic, chopped
2 salt-packed anchovies, rinsed, bones removed
juice of 1 lemon
1 T plus 1 t Champagne vinegar
2 avocados
1 large cucumber
kosher salt and pepper from the grill
Place the egg yolk in a large stainless steel bowl and slowly wisk in 1/2 cup of the oil, little by little until it emulsifies
then put the rest of the ingredients in a blender (except for the lettuce, cucumber and avocado) and blend for a few minutes
slowly incorporate the herb/anchovy paste in to the oil mixture, whisking constantly
peel and slice the cucumber
chop the lettuce into small pieces, add the cucumber and toss, remove the pit, peel and slice the avocado, and arrange on a platter or in a large bowl. Drizzle the dressing over it…
I cut everything in half and served it for dinner with roast chicken and a glass of Pinot Noir…
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Tags: SaladsPosted in She Cooks | 22 Comments »
January 2nd, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Yum!
January 2nd, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I will definitely have to try this salad and I think serving it with chicken is a great idea. I have heard of this salad before, but didn’t know the origin or the ingredients. Great “G” post!
January 2nd, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Yummm sounds good!
I so love Green Goddess dressing and
will have to give your reciepe a try.
Happy New Year!
Sandy
January 2nd, 2013 at 2:00 pm
That looks delicious. I always wondered how hat salad was.
Happy New Year
January 2nd, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Never tried Champagne vinegar – must give it a go. Tasty!
January 2nd, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Hello – you’re back! Hope your holiday was filled with love and lots of romaine – mine was.
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Sounds wonderful but I’m not sure I have ever seen champagne vinegar.
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:06 pm
Barb,
I am back and ready for a new year. December was a really difficult month, but I am getting back into the swing of things a little.
Hope you have a great New Year!
xxoo,
RMW
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:13 pm
That looks amazing
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Sounds delicious.
January 2nd, 2013 at 4:00 pm
I love green goddess! This looks like a great recipe.
January 2nd, 2013 at 5:36 pm
yum! be right over
January 2nd, 2013 at 5:48 pm
that looks delicious
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Looks delicious!
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:43 pm
That rich food, precious pictures.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:46 pm
Ie always wondered how to make a green goddess dressing! Thanks for sharing!
January 3rd, 2013 at 4:27 am
What a way to start the new year! With a gorgeous recipe! Thank you so much for sharing. I have heard of Green Goddess dressing/salad, but never really knew what it was. Well, now I do, and I can assure you, I will very soon know what it tastes like. Great G post!
January 3rd, 2013 at 2:17 pm
I am thrilled to have this recipe! I had forgotten just how good this dressing is! Thank you,RMW!!!!
January 3rd, 2013 at 3:08 pm
This sound tasty, my first thought on green Goddess was the army fire engines that got called in when our fire men went on strike .
Good post
January 4th, 2013 at 6:45 am
GOOD GRIEF that’s a great ( and tasty ) G Post!
Happy New Year
January 5th, 2013 at 10:03 am
I’ve often seen the name of this salad but have never tried it – it looks wonderful!
January 11th, 2013 at 9:32 am
Oh.
Moan.
Yum.
Oh.
Gosh.
That was overwhelming.
I love, love, love Green Goddess!
And I am soooo going to make this over the weekend. I bet it would be amazing in a wedge salad!
Thanks for a gorgeously decadent post!
Happy (belated but sincere) New Year to you, too, lovely RMW!
A++