Pink Tarragon Cream Dressing

Name: Pink Tarragon Cream Dressing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 3 cups, 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups mayonnaise (must be full fat); 1 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup sherry wine (not cooking sherry); 1 tablespoon dried tarragon, finely crushed or 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, to taste; 2 -3 drops red food coloring or 2 -3 drops beet juice; milk, to thin dressing (optional)

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"This is a pretty, pink colored creamy dressing. It is very rich and quite tasty. The recipe does not call for any salt or pepper - you may add a bit if you wish, but I didn't think it really needed it. I have tried this with dried tarragon and it was lovely - but if you have fresh, I think it is even better. Adapted from "Best of the Best of Georgia." Supposedly from a restaurant called The Olde Pink House. If 3 cups is too much for you, the recipe can be successfully halved. I made only a 1 cup batch and that amount was plenty for about 6-8 guests to have on their dinner salads. This will have you wanting to lick the plate clean."

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photo by HeatherFeather

Ready In:: 5mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 3 cups
Serves:: 24

ingredients

2 cups mayonnaise (must be full fat)
1 cup sour cream
¹⁄₂ cup sherry wine (not cooking sherry)
1 tablespoon dried tarragon, finely crushed or 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon Tabasco sauce, to taste
2 -3 drops red food coloring or 2 -3 drops beet juice
milk, to thin dressing (optional)

directions

Mix mayo, sour cream, sherry, tarragon, garlic powder, and Tabasco until blended well.
Add a few drops of food coloring to tint it slightly pink.
If the dressing is too thick, you may thin it with a small amount of milk.
Chill well before serving.

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Reviews

DELICIOUS! I adjusted amounts to make 1 cup and used dried tarragon with great results! Thank you, HeatherFeather, for a wonderful recipe! Made for the Think Pink Tag Game In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, October 2008.

Mrs.Jack
Good dressing! I used dried tarragon and did find that it needed a little bit of salt (I think it may be because our mayo isn't salty at all). We found that it had a little too much mayonnaisy flavor for our tastes, so we added a tsp or so of cider vinegear (for a 1-cup recipe), which helped cut that. Overall a nice, rich dressing with a smoky, adult flavor. Nice.

Roosie