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 I’ve adapted from my latest obsession “Sunday Suppers at Lucques” by Suzanne Goin.
Green Goddess Salad
Author: Rocky Mountain Woman
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)
- ¾ C grapeseed oil (the recipe uses a full cup, but I like salad dressing a little tart)
- 1½ 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 ½ 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).
AZ says
January 2, 2013 at 1:10 pmYum!
Jamie J says
January 2, 2013 at 1:46 pmThanks 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!
sandy says
January 2, 2013 at 1:49 pmYummm sounds good!
I so love Green Goddess dressing and
will have to give your reciepe a try.
Happy New Year!
Sandy
Riet says
January 2, 2013 at 2:00 pmThat looks delicious. I always wondered how hat salad was.
Happy New Year
nick says
January 2, 2013 at 2:31 pmNever tried Champagne vinegar – must give it a go. Tasty!
Barb says
January 2, 2013 at 2:32 pmHello – you’re back! Hope your holiday was filled with love and lots of romaine – mine was.
Rocky Mountain Woman says
January 2, 2013 at 3:06 pmBarb,
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
EG CameraGirl , Canada says
January 2, 2013 at 3:05 pmSounds wonderful but I’m not sure I have ever seen champagne vinegar.
Brona says
January 2, 2013 at 3:13 pmThat looks amazing 🙂
Crafty Gardener says
January 2, 2013 at 3:43 pmSounds delicious.
Teresa says
January 2, 2013 at 4:00 pmI love green goddess! This looks like a great recipe.
sue at naperville now says
January 2, 2013 at 5:36 pmyum! be right over
that's the way the cornbread crumbles says
January 2, 2013 at 5:48 pmthat looks delicious
Esther Joy says
January 2, 2013 at 7:10 pmLooks delicious!
Leovi says
January 2, 2013 at 7:43 pmThat rich food, precious pictures.
Winter says
January 2, 2013 at 8:46 pmIe always wondered how to make a green goddess dressing! Thanks for sharing!
VBR says
January 3, 2013 at 4:27 amWhat 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!
Judie McEwen says
January 3, 2013 at 2:17 pmI am thrilled to have this recipe! I had forgotten just how good this dressing is! Thank you,RMW!!!!
Tracy says
January 3, 2013 at 3:08 pmThis 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
debra says
January 4, 2013 at 6:45 amGOOD GRIEF that’s a great ( and tasty ) G Post! 🙂
Happy New Year 🙂
Pondside says
January 5, 2013 at 10:03 amI’ve often seen the name of this salad but have never tried it – it looks wonderful!
Jenny Matlock says
January 11, 2013 at 9:32 amOh.
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++