Walnut Dressing

Please excuse the horrible lighting in this picture. Since I find myself eating my own weight in salads these days I am experimenting with salad dressings. This is a copy cat recipe for the famous walnut dressing of Water Street Seafood Co. and it has been changed** to lighten up the fat content. This is possibly better than Buttermilk Ranch, and I do not say that lightly since Ranch is one of the greatest things on earth.  This is one of those dressings that you can eat with virtually anything.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups light Hellman's Mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups light sour cream
1 cup buttermilk
2 cloves garlic
2 tbs. fresh parsley
1 tbs. tarragon leaves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3 tbs. white vinegar
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 tbs. sugar

Directions:

Combine mayo, sour cream, and buttermilk. Whisk until well blended and smooth.  In food processor add parsley, minced garlic, walnuts, tarragon leaves and vinegar.  Pulse until the parsley and walnuts are well chopped scraping down sides in between pulses. It should be about the consistency of a pesto, maybe slightly chunkier.  Add the walnut/parsley mixture to the cream mixture along with the sugar, paprika, salt & pepper and beat until well combined. Refrigerate overnight if possible to let the flavors meld. 

**the original version is 3 cups Hellman's mayonnaise; no sour cream