Creamy Italian Dressing

Recipe courtesy Juan-Carlos Cruz

Show: Calorie CommandoEpisode: Comfort Zone

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(12)

Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

2 heads garlic, tops sliced off
4 short sprays of 100 percent extra-virgin olive oil cooking spray
2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (any combination of parsley, basil, oregano and thyme leaves)
4 ounces light sour cream
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 lemon, juiced
12 cups salad greens, washed and dried

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Place garlic heads on aluminum foil and lightly spray each head with 2 sprays olive oil cooking spray. Wrap aluminum foil around the garlic to form a tight package. Roast for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and place whole heads of garlic in a food mill. (Adding the whole garlic heads eliminates the step of removing the pulp from the cloves because the food mill squeezes the pulp out.) Process the garlic until smooth. Transfer garlic pulp to a bowl. Add the fresh herbs and sour cream and stir until completely blended. Slowly add buttermilk, adding just enough to give the dressing a consistency that is easy to pour. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Chill for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.

Just before serving, toss salad greens with dressing.

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recipe Creamy Italian Dressing
susan danvers, MA 06-07-2009
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ok
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

kind of thick
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M houston, TX 05-31-2008
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A little bland but good flavor....
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Everyone is right....cut down the garlic. To eliminate the blandness, I added a good pinch of cayenne pepper. That seemed... to balance out the recipe.Read more
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tania miami, FL 12-14-2007
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garlicly
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

very good, but reduce garclic to 1 head, and I love love love garlic.
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Kerstin Peoria, AZ 11-15-2006
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Creamy and Guilt Free
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We love this recipe - and being a garlic lover... I actually added one glove of fresh chopped garlic to it to give it a... special "zing".Read more
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Susan Dania Beach, FL 01-16-2006
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Yummy with no guilt
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Yummy with no guilt! Using the no-fat sour cream and lo-fat buttermilk makes this sooo yummy! Using it everyday!
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Nicole Loveland, OH 11-10-2005
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Too Much Garlic - otherwise ok
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I love garlic but this was way too much garlic! The concept is good though. I believe I can tweak this recipe to suit it to... our tastes and still keep it low cal.Read more