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Cream and herb dressing

Name: Cream and herb dressing
Prep time: 13 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 250 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 shallot; herbs of your choice; ½ lemon; 200 g cream; salt; pepper

A quick and easy recipe for a cream and herb dressing to go with all kinds of dishes, from simple jacket potatoes to fish.

34 K 3/5 (4 reviews)

15 min.

Easy

1.00 €

250 g

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 12^th 2022

For 250 g, you will need:

1 1 shallot
2 herbs of your choice
3 ½ lemon
4 200 g cream
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 290 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Prepare and finely chop 1 shallot.

Rinse and dry the herbs (chives and parsley here), then chop finely.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Put 200 g 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.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	6 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=2 %	60 RDI=9 %	640 RDI=30 %	2,680 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	6 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=3 %	220 RDI=10 %	920 RDI: 10 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk

How much will it cost?

For 250 g : 1.00 €

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