Red-Leaf Lettuce and Watercress Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Recipe

Red-Leaf Lettuce and Watercress Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Recipe

  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon English-style dry mustard, or to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon or to taste, crumbled
  • 1 large head red-leaf lettuce, rinsed, spun dry, and torn into pieces
  • 1 bunch watercress, coarse stems discarded and sprigs rinsed and spun dry
  • 1/2 small red onion, sliced thin
  1. In a small bowl whisk together buttermilk, mayonnaise, garlic paste, mustard, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste until smooth. In a large bowl toss lettuce, watercress, and onion with dressing.
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