Creme Fraîche Dressing with Roasted Garlic and Herbs (No Oil)

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Creme Fraîche Dressing with Roasted Garlic and Herbs (No Oil)

Adding fresh herbs, roasted garlic, lemon, and feta to a base of thinned-out creme fraîche creates a flavor-bomb salad dressing you won't want to miss. Switching cultured cream for oil creates a thirst-quenching dressing; I'm not sure how to describe it, but it's almost like a good ranch or blue cheese without the oily "too much" aftertaste.

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Roast head of garlic (optional)45

Course: Salad

Cuisine: European-inspired

Keyword: wedge salad

Servings:

Calories: 107kcal

Author: Kathy Marshall

Ingredients

1/2 cup creme fraîche can sub sour cream or whole fat yogurt
2 oz feta cheese
1/2 cup mixed fresh herbs (heaping) parsley, dill, basil
1 head of roasted garlic (6-8 cloves) roasted ahead-see notes
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt can include celery salt if you have
1/2 tsp white pepper powder can sub black pepper cracked or powder
1/2 large lemon juiced about 1/4 cup of juice

Instructions

Add 2 tbsp of water into the 1/2 cup of creme fraîche, and whisk to uniform consistency.
Crumble feta into dressing.
Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves into dressing.
Use a fork to smoosh the garlic so it will mix well.
Add lemon juice, onion powder, salt and pepper.
Chop mixed herbs nice and small, so they are pleasant to eat (don't leave larger leaf pieces, rather, chop enough that herbs are almost finely chopped). Add to dressing.
At this point, stir well and taste. Add another 2 Tbsp of water to get consistancy you prefer. If dressing a green salad, you may want a slightly thinner dressing than if you are tossing with grains, topping fish cakes, or mixing with potatoes for a potato salad, for example.

Notes

Optional Roasted Garlic-cut the top off of a head of garlic, drizzle with a tad of oil, wrap in foil and bake in oven at 350 for an hour. The cloves will become soft and sweet, a perfect flavor for the dressing. You can use garlic powder if you don't have time to roast a head of garlic. It adds a nice flavor, but I've made it both ways.

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