Spring Greens Salad with Traditional Ranch Dressing
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Crispy greens, spinach, and asparagus are topped with this great ranch dressing. You won't want to go back to bottled dressing ever again.
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Ingredients:
| 1 cup | mayonnaise |
| 1/2 cup | sour cream |
| 1/4 cup | buttermilk |
| 1 tablespoon | apple cider vinegar |
| 1 teaspoon | dijon mustard |
| 1 tablespoon | thinly sliced chives |
| 1 tablespoon | roughly chopped fresh parsley |
| 2 cloves | garlic, finely minced |
| 2 bunches | pencil-thin asparagus spears, woody ends trimmed, stalks cut on the bias into 1/2-inch pieces (3 to 4 cups) |
| 3 cups | spring lettuce salad mix |
| 3 cups | baby spinach, stems removed |
| 1 cup | watercress |
| 2 | shallots, thinly sliced into rounds |
| 1 pint | grape or cherry tomato (multi-color if available), halved |
| kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper | |
Directions:
For the ranch dressing: Place the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, vinegar, mustard, chives, parsley and garlic in a bowl; whisk until completely combined. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.
For the salad: In a large bowl, toss the asparagus, lettuce, spinach, watercress, shallots and tomatoes together. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with ranch dressing and serve.
Source: foodnetwork.com
