Green goddess dressing

Green goddess dressing

Green goddess dressing served as a vegetable dip
Type	Salad dressing or dip
Main ingredients	Mayonnaise, sour cream, chervil, chives, anchovy, tarragon, lemon juice, pepper
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Green goddess is a salad dressing, typically containing mayonnaise, sour cream, chervil, chives, anchovy, tarragon, lemon juice, and pepper.

History

The dressing is named for its tint. The most accepted theory regarding its origins points to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1923, when the hotel's executive chef Philip Roemer wanted something to pay tribute to actor George Arliss and his hit play, The Green Goddess.^[1][2] He then concocted this dressing, which, like the play, became a hit. This dressing, which contained anchovies, scallions, parsley, tarragon, mayonnaise, tarragon vinegar, and chives,^[3] is a variation of a dressing originated in France by a chef to Louis XIII who made a sauce au vert (green sauce) which was traditionally served with "green eel".^[4]

In 1948, the New York Times published a recipe for the dressing that included Worcestershire sauce.^[5] Later recipes have included variations such as the addition of avocado or basil.^[6]

In the early 1970s, salad dressing maker Seven Seas produced a bottled version of this dressing. It is still made in limited quantities, although the company has since been purchased by Kraft Foods.^[6]

Current

Trader Joe's makes a version called simply Goddess Dressing, which is made with tahini and is beige rather than green. Annie's Homegrown, a maker of natural salad dressings and sauces, makes two similar versions, an ovo-lacto-vegetarian variant called Organic Green Goddess Dressing, as well as a vegan version similar to the original called Goddess Dressing. Like the Trader Joe's product, the Annie's Naturals Goddess Dressing is also made with tahini. Drew's makes an all natural dressing called Lemon Goddess, made with tahini, soy sauce, lemon, garlic, and chives. Panera Bread offers a version of Green Goddess dressing made with mayonnaise, parsley, watercress, tarragon, chives, garlic, lemon juice, oil, and vinegar.^[7]

References

1. Who Cooked That Up?
2. Michael Bauer (2010-08-17). "Green Goddess dressing: Everything old is new again". San Francisco Chronicle.
3. Brown, Helen (1952). Helen Brown's West Coast Cook Book. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co.
4. Larousse Gastronomique Page 1272
5. Hesser, Amanda (7 November 2008). "1948: Green Goddess Salad (recipe)". New York Times Magazine. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
6. Hesser, Amanda (7 November 2008). "1948: Green Goddess Salad (article)". New York Times Magazine. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
7. "Green Goddess Cobb: Updating a Classic". Panera Bread. 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.