Recipe: Carson's Ribs House Dressing (Green Goddess Dressing)

Yes, I believe this is a Green Goddess dressing recipe. Oddly enough there are many new recipes that call themselves Green Goddess but they are nothing like the original.

There are a few old-fashioned GG recipes out there. Joy of Cooking, NYT, LA Times some with sour cream, some without. Fresh tarragon is a must. And yes to the anchovies. It gives it that Umami flavor which is so appealing.

I found this one for you.
Posted elsewhere by Christine Gallary at Chowhound.

"Green goddess dressing was created in the early 1920s at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco for an event honoring actor George Arliss, who starred in the hit play The Green Goddess. With loads of grassy fresh herbs and a tang from the sour cream and lemon juice, this creamy dressing is delicious over butter lettuces, folded into chicken salad, served as a dip, or drizzled on fish. Unlike modern versions, the traditional dressing does not contain avocado." - Julie Rothman for The Baltimore Sun April 29, 2014

GREEN GODDESS DRESSING
Makes 1 1/2 cups

2 anchovy fillets, rinsed, patted dry, and coarsely chopped
1 medium garlic clove, smashed and peeled
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh Italian parsley leaves
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh tarragon leaves
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula as needed. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper as needed. Refrigerate in a container with a tight fitting lid for up to 1 week.