Red Leaf Lettuce And Watercress Salad W/ Buttermilk Dressing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup well-shaken low-fat buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 3/4 teaspoon finely chopped fresh tarragon or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, mashed to a paste with
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard (to taste)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1 small red leaf lettuce, torn into pieces
• 1 bunch watercress, coarse stems discarded
• 1 cup thinly sliced seedless cucumber

Recipe

• 1 make dressing:.
• 2 whisk together all dressing ingredients in a small bowl with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 make salad:.
• 4 soak onion in 1 cup cold water 10 minutes, then drain well in a sieve.
• 5 toss lettuce, watercress, and cucumber together in a bowl and divide among 6 plates. spoon dressing over, then sprinkle salads with onion.