BLT Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
4
Points® value
Total Time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Like the classic caesar dressing, creamy green goddess incorporates a bit of anchovy to lend welcome umami flavour. Umami is considered the fifth taste after sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. It is described as a meaty flavour. Soy sauce, parmesan cheese, and mushrooms are all examples of some everyday ingredients that cooks incorporate into dishes to add a welcome dose of meaty complexity. All that to say, don't be put off by the anchovy paste here. It really makes this herbaceous, bright dressing hit all the right notes. It is delicious in salads, makes a refreshing dip for raw vegetables, is an amazing sauce for poached chicken or salmon, and it's a tasty slather for most any sandwich.
Ingredients
Avocado
½ medium, pitted, peeled
Light mayonnaise
¼ cup(s)
1% low-fat buttermilk
¼ cup(s)
Fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp(s)
Fresh parsley
2 tbsp(s), chopped
Fresh tarragon
1 tbsp(s), chopped
Anchovy paste
1 tsp(s)
Table salt
¼ tsp(s)
Iceberg lettuce
1 small head(s)
Tomato
2 medium, heirloom or beefsteak variety, cut into thin wedges
Cooked turkey bacon
4 slice(s), crispy, crumbled
Red onion
½ small, finely diced