Actually It Is Easy Being Green {Recipes: Green Goddess Dressing and Cilantro-Lime Ranch Dressing}

Wedge Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Summer is almost here, so that means salad season is almost here! Over the next few weeks I will be gathering up our favorite salad dressing recipes to post. Some of the dressing recipes are from my mother's old recipe file and some are our family favorites. The recipes from my mother's file need to be tested first. When I was a kid I refused to eat salad dressing, so I don't know what my mother's recipes taste like. Side note: not eating salad dressing didn't get me out of eating them, my mother made me eat them plain. I didn't know what I was missing! It may have been healthier, but certainly not as tasty.

Homemade salad dressings are so easy to make. In addition, they usually tastes better. The Green Goddess Dressing and the Cilantro-Lime Ranch Dressings are two of our family's favorite creamy dressings. Soon I'll post our favorite vinaigrette dressing recipes.

Green Goddess Dressing

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup yogurt (I use Greek)
1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 garlic clove 
watercress leaves (original recipe does not specify, I use scant 1/2 cup)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cilantro-Lime Ranch Dressing

This recipe is adapted from one found at: https://ourbestbites.com, and it is a family favorite! Not only is it good on salad, it is also good on tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. 

1 pack (2 tablespoons) Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk or milk 
juice from 1 lime
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro
1/4 cup green salsa (I use La Victoria)
hot sauce, optional

Instructions for both dressings are the same and could not be easier. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a pint sized salad dressing container or mason jar; refrigerate. Dressing can be refrigerated for up to a week. 

Veggie Quesadilla with Cilantro-Lime Dressing

Enjoy!