Garlic Dressing (Yogurt)

Garlic, lemon and salt turn plain yogurt into a simple and delicious salad dressing. It has a nice, creamy consistency and a bright, tangy taste, perfect for dressing heartier salad greens, like romaine. It's also great on chopped vegetable salads or even served as a simple dip for crudités. It's tasty as is, but this dressing is also a great base from which to create other dressings. It is best to use whole milk yogurt in this, as well as similar recipes. Yes, there is more fat in it, but it's also easier to find whole milk yogurt without stabilizers, artificial thickeners and other things that aren't yogurt.

½ cup Greek yogurt, such as Krema
1-2 tsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1-2 cloves garlic
sea salt
black pepper, freshly ground

Combine the yogurt and the lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk together until completely smooth. Alternatively, you can put them in a pint-sized jar with a lid and shake until smooth.

Peel and mince the garlic, sprinkling a bit of salt on it as you do so to help the garlic from sticking to the knife.
Add to the bowl or jar and whisk or shake to combine with the lemony yogurt. Add salt and pepper, if you like.

Serve immediately, or store in a jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Makes 4 servings.

Storage: The dressing will store, covered and chilled, for several days. Note that after refrigerating it, the garlic flavour will intensify.

Variations:

• Stir in some freshly chopped herbs such as mint, chervil, and dill, or a tiny bit of rosemary. Parsley is also an excellent addition.
• Adding a bit of freshly ground cumin is particularly tasty, but so too is curry powder or garam masala. Experiment with your favourite spices by mixing in ¼ tsp. to start, tasting and adding from there.