Cracked Peppercorn Dressing from the Gourmet Room

This is the recipe for the house salad dressing served decades ago (in the fifties) in the Gourmet Room at the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley (San Diego CA). My husband's favorite salad dressing. From the newspaper.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 2 cups of dressing

Ingredients

• 1  cup mayonnaise
• 1  garlic clove, crushed
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1  tablespoon  cracked peppercorn
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. In a blender or with a whisk, combine the mayonnaise, garlic, parmesan cheese, peppercorns, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce.
2. Slowly blend in the buttermilk until well combined. Chill until ready to use.