green goddess dressing

Anchovy herb sauce

Green goddess dressing is a creamy salad dressing made with herbs—typically tarragon, chives, and parsley—along with anchovies, garlic, and a mayonnaise or sour cream base.

The vivid green color comes from the fresh herbs.

It originated at a San Francisco hotel in the 1920s and remains popular for salads and as a dip: The crudités came with green goddess on the side.

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anchovy · tarragon · chives · parsley · avocado · ranch · salad · wedge salad · salad bar · drizzle · dip · dipping sauce · crudités · mayonnaise · buttermilk · garlic · lemon · romaine

Categories
Opposites
dressing color/appearance

green goddess dressingThousand Island dressing

Creamy pink salad sauce

Russian dressing · French dressing · blue cheese dressing · ranch dressing · Caesar dressing

dressing base/texture

green goddess dressingItalian dressing

Herbed vinaigrette with oregano

vinaigrette · oil and vinegar

flavor profile

green goddess dressingraspberry vinaigrette

Fruity acidic salad dressing

Family

green, greens, greener, greenest, greenish, greenery, greening, goddess, goddesses

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G