Spring Greens Salad with Traditional Ranch Dressing

The best homemade ranch dressing. I always double the ingredients because my family and I love it so much! It goes great with everything!! Dovetailing Tip: Use the ranch dressing you made on day 1 for today's salad.

Prep time:
Serving size: 8
Calories per serving: 239

Ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chives thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh parsley roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic finely minced
2 bunches pencil-thin asparagus woody ends trimmed stalks cut on the bias into 1/2-inch pieces (3 to 4 cups)
3 cups spring lettuce mix
3 cups baby spinach stems removed
1 cup watercress
2 shallots thinly sliced into rounds
1 pint multi-color grape or cherry tomatoes 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


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