Greens With Creamy Dressing

Name: Greens With Creamy Dressing
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 or 4 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 pound red or green lettuce; 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon mayonnaise; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 scant tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon dried basil or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh; 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves or 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 small clove garlic

By Marian Burros

Total Time: 15 minutes
Rating: 4(8)
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Ingredients

Yield:3 or 4 servings

¾pound red or green lettuce
1½teaspoons Dijon mustard
1teaspoon mayonnaise
¼cup olive oil
2scant tablespoons red wine vinegar
¼teaspoon dried basil or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh
½teaspoon dried tarragon leaves or 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1small clove garlic

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Preparation

Step 1
Wash greens and drain. Pat dry with paper towels. Place in salad bowl or on salad plates.
Step 2
Beat mustard and mayonnaise. Add oil in very thin stream, beating constantly with wire whisk. Dressing should remain thick.
Step 3
Beat in vinegar in thin stream; dressing should be thinner but still creamy.
Step 4
Add herbs, salt and pepper to dressing.
Step 5
Put garlic through press and beat in. Serve dressing over greens.