Nif's Creamy Garlic Salad Dressing

Nif's Note:

I needed to come up with a salad dressing tonight and this is what I came up with! This is close to a Caesar Salad dressing, but without the egg and anchovies. It was perfect with a chopped up head of romaine. Feel free to top this with croutons and shredded parmesan. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 0.75 cup

• 1 large garlic clove
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise (I prefer Hellmann's)
• 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Make a garlic paste. To make the paste, place the clove on a cutting board and chop or mince. Sprinkle the salt on the garlic; it will help break down the garlic. Put your knife on the garlic at a 40 degree angle, almost completely flat. Scrape the garlic with the side of your blade until you end up with a paste.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and chill in the fridge for about an hour.

Reviews

[CoffeeB]

This is sooo delicious. Another great dressing recipe from my favorite go-to-for dressing gal. A must try for everyone that's a garlic lover!!!! YUMMY!!!

[mama smurf]

I cut this recipe in half but made as written (using a whole garlic clove). Wonderfully delicious! Served this on romaine, onions, mushrooms and radishes...delicious. Definately going into my "Favorites for 2011" and one that I will use often. Thank you. Made for Zaar Cookbook Tag.

[DallasMimi]

This was good but it seemed so thick. I did use Hellmanns low fat mayo and a low fat sour cream. So, I added 2 tsp. of white balsamic vinegar and that seemed to help. By the time I let it sit in the refrigerator for an hour, it was pretty thick again. Didn't really bother the flavor-just needed to be careful not to put too much dressing on our salad ingredients.