Buttermilk Dill Dressing

There are few things better than a salad dressed in homemade, creamy dressing to cool off a summer afternoon. The earthy flavors of dill combined with the subtle tartness buttermilk in this recipe make it the only dairy-based dressing I make with any frequency.

This recipe was inspired by a restaurant here in Chicago called Swim Cafe. They used to serve a salad of spinach, mushrooms, brie and dill topped with a buttermilk dressing.  They still offer something similar, but it was this former version that used to make me venture miles out of my way to enjoy as a summer lunch.

Buttermilk Dill Dressing

Ingredients

1/2 C buttermilk, shaken

1/3 C mayonnaise

3 Tbl fresh dill, chopped

1 Tbl shallot, minced

salt

pepper

Method

Whisk together the buttermilk and the mayonnaise.  Stir in the dill and shallot and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate any unused portion.

Comments

[Nick]

What about a salad dressed in slacks and a monocle?

[bibliochef]

I love the idea of a salad dressed in clasks and a monocle, but this dressing seems swell too

[gemma]

Thanks Nick. I love when my boyfriend heckles me on my website. xxoo

Thanks bibliochef. It is one of my favorite dressings.

[Kaitlyn]

Swim Cafe is in my neighborhood, but I've never had this dressing. I'm not a creamy dressing girl myself, but this does look delicious!

[gemma]

Living near Swim Cafe would be so nice!

[Shannarae]

My Goddess! This dressing is fantastic. I will never buy store-bought again. Thank you!

[Gemma]

Thanks for such a kind comment Shannaree, I'm so happy to hear that!

[Laura]

Ha! I was literally doing a search for "buttermilk dill dressing" to try and replicate the dill dressing at [my local cafe] Swim, which is my favorite dressing EVER, and I landed on your page! How funny. : )