- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tbl parsley
- 1/2 lemon zest and juice
- 1 tbl cider vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- a pinch of salt and pepper
here is my confession for the day…there are some days where i just blankly stare at my kitchen…in my fridge, in my pantry. ever have one of those days? i would rather talk about food then cook the food. sometimes i imagine i have someone who makes dinners for me, fights with my kids about what is for dinner, and then cleans up all the dishes. this is where i let out a big sigh.
i had no idea what i wanted to make for dinner tonight…actually i had a thought. i want a big salad full of endive, tomatoes, and blue cheese crumpled on top with a big steak fried in butter.
blue cheese. one of my favorites, especially over salad, melted over steak, in a burger. i had a giant hunk of it. want to hear some bad news? it was bad. really bad, not just cut a chunk off and try bad. i mean not edible bad. sometimes things like this happen, they do, i just made the best of it and moved on. i actually probably had one of the best dinners i have had in a while.
the dinner…it was simple. it was quick. a salad with a creamy buttermilk dressing, how could you go wrong. greens, herbs, fennel, endive, tomatoes, and the topper a melt in your mouth steak smothered with a creamy buttermilk dressing.
buttermilk dressing
- in a measuring glass or bowl add all of the ingredients together and mix.
the dressing was quite refreshing. i really enjoyed it and so did e. grilled steak is always a great addition to a salad and with this dressing, wow, so good.
can i use skim milk instead of buttermilk?
yes you can. when you don't have buttermilk or would rather use milk or skim milk, you can do this:
• to every one cup of milk add a tbl of vinegar. let is sit for 5-10 minutes.
• you can also use plain yogurt in place of buttermilk. but make sure to use the same amount.
this is what i have been told over the years. i think buttermilk has a certain good sourness to it, you would not get the same taste just using skim. you also can find low fat buttermilk. the one i used tonight has less fat than whole milk.
Great tip on the milk. I was wondering the same think. I rarely have buttermilk in the house. Thanks!
Sounds good. We're going to give it a try this weekend….need new ideas for steak.
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