Name: Cos lettuce with very useful dressing
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6-8 as a side dish
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 4 baby cos,stems removed,halved,washed thoroughly

Lettuce with very versatile buttermilk dressing.Katrina Meynink

easyTime:<30 minsServes:6-8 as a side dish

Salad
Sauces&dressings
Side dish
Summer barbecue
Australia Day
Christmas
Lettuce
Fresh herbs
Cream&milk
Gluten-free
Modern Australian
Summer
Entertaining

This salad dressing gives and gives this holiday season. It is a spectacular dressing,at home pooling between the leaves of icy cold cos as much as it is served with roast chook,roast veg or on leftover ham sandwiches. It makes over a cup,more than you need,but will keep in the fridge for a few days.

Ingredients

4 baby cos,stems removed,halved,washed thoroughly

Dressing

¼ cup creme fraiche
½ cup buttermilk
¼ cup Kewpie mayo
1 cup of dill sprigs,loosely packed,plus a few extra sprigs to serve
½ large red onion,roughly chopped
zest of 1 lemon
salt and pepper to season

Method

Step1
Arrange the cos lettuce halves,cut-side up,on a serving platter.
Step2
Add the dressing ingredients to a blender and blitz to combine. Ensure the onion has been blitzed and the mixture is free from large chunks – it should be quite thin.
Step3
Drizzle the dressing generously over the cos,scatter with a few extra dill fronds and serve immediately.