Green Goddess Dressing was developed at the Palace Hotel in the 20’s as a tribute to George Arliss who was part of the cast of a play called “The Green Goddess”.
I love this version adapted from my latest obsession “Sunday Suppers at Lucques” by Suzanne Goin.
Green Goddess Salad
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 heads of romaine lettuce, outer leaves removed, rinsed, dried and chopped
- 1 large egg yolk (make sure you can trust your egg supply or use pasteurized eggs)
- 3/4 C grapeseed oil (the recipe uses a full cup, but I like salad dressing a little tart)
- 1 1/2 C 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 small avocados, peeled and sliced
- 1 large cucumber, peeled and sliced
- kosher salt and pepper from the mill
Instructions
- Place the egg yolk in a large bowl and slowly whisk in 1/2 cup of the oil, little by little until it emulsifies
- Place the rest of the oil, parsley, tarragon, chives, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice and Champagne vinegar in a blender and blend until smooth
- Slowly incorporate that mixture into the oil and egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly
- Arrange the lettuce, cucumber and avocado on a large platter and drizzle the dressing over it
This looks impressive on a buffet or at the table. Served with a glass of wine, you can imagine you are hanging out at the Palace Hotel in the 20’s, dressed like a flapper and dancing the night away, when you are really a grandma, dressed in pajama pants and a flannel shirt eating alone in the Rocky Mountains (and pretty happy about that).
Yum!
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!
Yummm sounds good!
I so love Green Goddess dressing and
will have to give your reciepe a try.
Happy New Year!
Sandy
That looks delicious. I always wondered how hat salad was.
Happy New Year
Never tried Champagne vinegar – must give it a go. Tasty!
Hello – you’re back! Hope your holiday was filled with love and lots of romaine – mine was.
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
Sounds wonderful but I’m not sure I have ever seen champagne vinegar.
That looks amazing 🙂
Sounds delicious.
I love green goddess! This looks like a great recipe.
yum! be right over
that looks delicious
Looks delicious!
That rich food, precious pictures.
Ie always wondered how to make a green goddess dressing! Thanks for sharing!
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!
I am thrilled to have this recipe! I had forgotten just how good this dressing is! Thank you,RMW!!!!
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
GOOD GRIEF that’s a great ( and tasty ) G Post! 🙂
Happy New Year 🙂
I’ve often seen the name of this salad but have never tried it – it looks wonderful!
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++