You’ll want to pour this green goddess dressing on everything. It’s zingy, creamy, and packed with tons of fresh green herbs.
Green Goddess Dressing
You’ll want to pour this green goddess dressing on everything. It’s zingy, creamy, and packed with tons of fresh green herbs.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: About 1 cup 1x
Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, from about 1 large lemon
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 heaping cup tightly packed tender herbs (basil, parsley, cilantro, dill, mint)
- 3 green onions, chopped into 2-inch pieces
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon honey, optional
- Kosher salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend on high for 30-60 seconds or until completely smooth. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Now, this recipe is nothing groundbreaking. Believe it or not, green goddess dressing did exist before that viral TikTok. I love that recipe, too, but I have to say I like mine better — it’s creamier, more flavorful, and perhaps most importantly, my recipe is simpler. You can make a really good green goddess dressing with just a handful of basic ingredients.
Of course, the most important feature of this dressing is the fat handful of fresh herbs. I pack a measuring cup with whatever tender herbs I have on hand, and no matter what combination I use, it’s always delicious. Here, I used parsley, cilantro, and dill. You can also use basil, mint, chervil, tarragon, or any combination thereof.
The process couldn’t be simpler. Step 1: cram everything in a blender. Step 2: blend. Step 3: that’s it. There is no step 3. Pour it on anything and everything. Toss it with a salad (like this BLT salad). Dip french fries in it. It keeps for around a week in the fridge, but if your house is anything like mine, I doubt it’ll make it that long.
This dressing is so modifiable, too. I use mayo most of the time, but if you’re looking to make this dressing lighter, plain Greek yogurt makes an excellent substitute. It’s still mega tasty that way. Any soft herbs will work. And you can substitute the white wine vinegar with more lemon juice or any other mild vinegar (red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, or apple cider vinegar would work perfectly).
Just don’t skip the green onions and garlic. Those are your one-way tickets to Flavortown. And once you go to Flavortown, baby, there’s no coming back. You’ll be making this dressing every week just like me.
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