Cream and herb dressing
A quick and easy recipe for a cream and herb dressing to go with all kinds of dishes, from simple jacket potatoes to fish.
17K 3/5 based on 4 reviews
Last modified on: June 12th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:
3 
herbs of your choice
2 
1 lb + 5.1 oz 
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 13 min. | 13 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Put 1 lb + 5.1 oz cream into a large bowl. Try to use really thick cream if you can get it.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the chopped herbs and shallot to the cream with the lemon zest, salt and pepper. Mix together.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice then check the seasoning.
Stage 5
Your cream and herb dressing is ready. Keep refrigerated until use.
Remarks
The more different herbs you use, the more interesting your dressing will taste, so why not try chervil, tarragon, thyme, etc.?
Using lime instead of lemon is also a twist well worth trying.
For a lighter version, use beaten cottage cheese instead of cream.
Using lime instead of lemon is also a twist well worth trying.
For a lighter version, use beaten cottage cheese instead of cream.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,921 Kcal or 8,043 Kj | 21 gr | 54 gr | 180 gr |
| 96 % | 8 % | 5 % | 27 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 221 Kcal or 925 Kj | 2 gr | 6 gr | 21 gr |
| 11 % | 1 % | 1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 750 g : 2.97 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Mushroom velouté, Courgette tart with mint, Curried prawn risotto, ... All |
 | Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach brik parcels, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Pâté de campagne, Beurre d'escargot, Pork medallions with "full" turnips, ... All |
 | Lemon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Koulibiak in pie dish, Pear tart with almond cream, Pear charlotte, Lemon tart, Soufflée omelette with cheese, ... All |
 | Salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Artichoke Soup, Soup Cornouaillaise, Green hummus, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, Red rice pannequets, ... All |
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