Extremely good and easy to make sour cream lemon and herb dressing. Served cold as a sauce, dip or dressing and is excellent served with Salmon, fishcakes, prawns, fresh veggies salad and more.
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Sour cream lemon and herb dressing

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Extremely good and easy to make sour cream lemon and herb dressing. Served cold as a sauce, dip or dressing and is excellent served with Salmon, fishcakes, prawns, fresh veggies salad and more.

A close up image of lemon herb dressing with sour cream in a white bowl and a spoon in it

This creamy lemon herb dressing pairs well with this Clam fritters recipe

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Ingredients for lemon and herb dressing

  • mayonnaise
  • sour cream
  • soft fresh herbs (dill, parsley, chives) - finely chopped
  • lemon juice - fresh
  • salt and pepper

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

This lemon sour cream sauce is super easy to make and ready to serve in just a few minutes

  • Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and herbs together well with a whisk.
  • Add seasoning and lemon juice.
  • If the sauce is too thick then just add a little bit of water until you've got the right consistency
Sour cream lemon and herb dressing in a white bowl and a spoon in it
sour cream lemon herb dressing

substitution

You can substitute the sour cream for natural unsweetened yogurt or creme fraiche in this creamy herb dressing recipe

Variations

You can add different flavorings to this sauce to suit your taste. Here are a few suggestions:

  • chilli if you like to spice it up. Either chopped fresh chilli or jalepeno
  • add smoked paprika
  • add lump fish caviar

Serving suggestion

This lemon and herb dressing has so many uses. Here are a few suggestion:

  • It's perfect as a dip for fresh vegetables.
  • Spoon some inside a jacket potato
  • Serve with corn or zucchini fritters or zucchini balls
  • serve as a sauce with cooked or smoked salmon
  • with crumbed or battered fish
  • try it with this clam fritter recipe

Equipment

Mixing bowl

whisk

chopping board

knife

Storage

This sauce keeps well covered up in the fridge for 7-10 days.

Looking for other sauce recipes? Try these:

Almondine sauce (Amandine)

No cook pizza sauce

Applesauce compote

Pairing

These are my favorite dishes to serve with sour cream lemon and herb dressing:

Clam fritters

Cooked or smoked salmon

Fried crumbed fish fillets

This garden herb dressing with lemon and sour cream is delicious with just about anything.

Have you tried this recipe? What is your favorite thing to serve with this dip/dressing? Leave me a comment below. I love to hear from you!

A close up image of sour cream lemon and herb dressing with in a white bowl and a spoon in it

Sour cream lemon and herb dressing

cremneblad
Light and fresh dressing flavored with lemon and herbs. Ready to serve in just a few minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine european
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup mayonnaise good quality
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup soft fresh herbs dill, parsley, chives - finely chopped
  • ½ fresh lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and herbs together well with a whisk.
  • Add seasoning and lemon juice.
  • If the sauce is too thick then just add a little bit of water until you've got the right consistency

Notes

It's important to use a good quality mayonnaise in this recipe. You can really tell the difference in the end result.
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This garden herb dressing with lemon and sour cream is delicious with just about anything.