LOOKING FOR HEALTHY SUMMER SALAD DRESSINGS?

Try this creamy herb dressing—a buttermilk-based dressing with a hint of sweet licorice-like anise seed and toasted flavorful fennel seeds. Perfect for your summer garden salad.

homemade salad dressing with honey and skyr

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ABOUT THIS CREAMY HERB DRESSING

This dressing asks for a few more steps than the usual toss it together type, but not too much. Prep the spices for exceptional flavor.

First, add the anise seeds to olive oil to pull the best flavor from them. While they soak, toast fennel seeds in a dry skillet and then grind them with a mortar and pestle. Set those aside to cool. Then, grind the nigella seeds and toast them in a dry skillet as well.

Now, mix all the ingredients together for a healthy probiotic salad dressing that pairs perfectly with your summer salad. Yes, it totally works for hearty winter salads as well. And, I love it with a steak topped salad.

HELPFUL EQUIPMENT
Mason jars – A mason jar works well to make and store the dressing in. A bowl works fine too.
Wire whisk – Whisk the dressing to distribute herbs and spices evenly.
Mortar and pestle – Grind whole herbs rather than using pre-ground to enhance the flavor.
Sauce pan or small frying pan – Use the pan to toast the spices. No need for oil. Toast them in the dry pan.

INGREDIENTS
Plain cultured skyr
Buttermilk – I recommend making cultured olive butter first. Then use the leftover probiotic buttermilk for this creamy dressing. Or, consider using Kalona Supernatural Organic cultured buttermilk.
Dried parsley flakes
Dried basil flakes
Whole black peppercorns – grind using mortar and pestle
Whole anise seed – grind using mortar and pestle
Whole fennel seeds – grind using mortar and pestle
Whole black seeds (nigella sativa) – grind using mortar and pestle
Olive oil
Honey
Sea salt

HOW TO SERVE THIS HEALTHY SALAD DRESSING

Toss a tablespoon or two of this creamy herb dressing with a gourmet garden salad. Pairs well with Romaine, arugula, kale, cheddar cheese, date crumbles, sunflower seeds, green onions, sourdough croutons, hard boiled eggs, steak, chicken and more.
Use as a dip for vegetables like carrot sticks, cucumbers slices, and sweet pepper slices.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS

Use high quality, fresh individual ingredients.
I developed this recipe with skyr and it works the best. If you use yogurt instead it will taste different and may not be as thick. If you can’t find skyr and must use yogurt the thickest Greek variety will likely work best.

homemade salad dressing for healthy salads

WHAT TO AVOID

Avoid using flavored skyr. Make sure you purchase plain skyr and not a flavored variety like vanilla.
Don’t skip toasting the seeds, it changes the flavor.

STORAGE AND LEFTOVER OPTIONS FOR SOURDOUGH CRACKERS

Store the dressing in an airtight bowl or a glass mason jar. Double, or even triple, the recipe if you plan to use it for multiple meals throughout the week. Yes, x4 works also!