I was inspired. Two totally unrelated events. An inspiration.
- Stumbling upon this post from Pioneer Woman
- Scoring a free head of lettuce from Kroger this past week (thanks to the Kroger best customer coupons!)
My light bulb moment…
You see. I like salad. I like lettuce. But straight iceberg lettuce is tough to swallow. It’s just so bland.
But top it with some STRONG homemade garlic ranch dressing.
A match made in heaven.
Be warned: You will suffer from “garlic breath” after eating this. But the fullness of the flavor is totally worth it!
Ingredients
1 cup real mayonnaise ($.25) Often on sale…match with a coupon for a super deal!
3 Tbsp rice milk or regular milk ($.03)
1 tsp lemon juice ($.05)
1 large garlic clove, crushed ($.05) Use the largest you can find on the clove…or several small ones!
2 Tbsp finely chopped onion ($.05)
1 tsp tarragon ($.10)
2 tsp dried dill ($.20)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Directions
1. Add mayonnaise to a medium bowl. Whisk in the milk and lemon juice. Stir in the crushed garlic and finely chopped onion. Stir in the tarragon, dried dill, salt and pepper. Taste. Add a little of whatever else you think it needs!
2. Pour over the top of iceberg lettuce wedges.
3. Savor!
Cost $.73
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P.S. I can’t wait to make this again this summer…using fresh dill and parsley from the garden!
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Thanks for the recipe! How long do you think it would keep in the fridge?
We are a ranch-lovin’ family! I never had it with garlic, but it’s sounding pretty good.
Twitter: AleasLeftovers
March 6, 2010 at 12:16 am
I can’t wait to make this for my family. So many of the creamy dressing have allergens in them, so I rarely buy them. this will be a treat!
Twitter: ktkatherine
March 6, 2010 at 11:39 am
My mouth is watering over this!! Must make it soon! Thank you!
mayonnaise is so easy to make from scratch- just 2 eggs, oil, vinegar, salt, dry mustard
Twitter: michelle961
March 7, 2010 at 8:02 pm
I never buy iceberg. Never ever. Ever. But today, for some strange reason, I decided I specifically wanted iceberg to top my pulled pork nachos tomorrow. Great. That means I’m still gonna have a LOT of iceberg. Thanks for giving me an idea for the rest of it this week!!!!
have a great week…hope the lil guy is awesome
Can you use something else for the tarragon? I want to make this today, but I don’t have tarragon. I have a lot of other spices though.
mmm, and it could probably be made thicker for dipping or thinner for tossing the salad, too.
I read somewhere that if you use lemon juice that you have to consume right away and not store, because the lemon juice makes the milk go sour. Just thought I would share that, thanks for the great recipe.
I just made this–it was fabulous! I didn’t have any lemons or lemon juice, so I used some lemonade! Also no tarragon, so I used a combination of parsley and rosemary. I never get iceberg, even though it always seems to be on sale, but this is something wonderfully simple to do with it. Thanks!