Green Salad With Sour Cream and Onion Dressing Recipe (2024)

A great way to get rid of extra sour cream! Next time I will reduce the honey just a little. Added green onions, avocado, tomato and a bit of grated Red Leicester cheese. Really good and easy and would be nice with just lettuce. If I'd had chips in the house I would definitely have added them, terrific idea.

This is such a clever recipe. I'm impressed by the flavor and simplicity.

I've hacked the famous Lipton onion dip recipe before [not much more than the W sauce and salt with rehydrated onion, yogurt n mayo] - subbing onion flakes rehydrated in the micro is easier than finding chives. Another to-die-for thirst quenching salad is to briefly whirl ripe tomatoes and mayo, 3 to 1 proportionately. Dump over a bed of chopped lettuce, and sprinkle with crushed blue corn tortilla chips. Now I've done it - I'm starting to salivate again...

Simple and a crowd pleaser! But agree that personally I’d add less honey next time. A bit on the sweet side for me.

Made for lunch with our own lettuce! One can easily sub out yogurt for sour cream. The onion powder has a specific taste which is smokier than fresh onion and using the latter will change the flavor profile. This will stay in the rotation.

Simple and delicious! Served this as a side with dinner and my guests agreed this scratched the itch for sour cream and onion potato chips. I had some leftover dressing that I tossed with chopped cucumber for a light snack the next day. I will definitely keep this recipe in mind for when I have spare sour cream.

onion powder has all the savory onion goodness and concentrated onion flavor, without the water content of grated onion, or the raw onion taste. i always have fresh onions on hand and use them in almost everything i make (raw and/or cooked) but i also have onion powder in my spice drawer because it definitely has its own place in certain things, especially dressings and dips.

I substituted Greek yogurt for the sour cream but followed the rest of the recipe. Tastes sinfully delicious (but there’s no sin involved).

One of the most unusual and unusually delicious salad dressings to come along, in ages. Flavorful, and a lovely thick texture that actually belies that this is really not a caloric salad. I am glad that I did not gussy up my greens with extras, as I wanted every bite to highlight the flavorful dressing.

not a fan, thought the onion powder yielded a grainy texture

Half the honey is plenty. Love this dressing!

Agree that 1/2 the honey called for is plenty. I used almost the full amount of honey and sherry vinegar— I think the sherry vinegar added to the sweetness. Next time I’ll use red wine. Despite the sweetness, it was lovely on fresh red leaf lettuce with homemade croutons!

Nope! This dressing definitely didn’t do it for me. The flavor was very artificial-tasting. Like recommended, I just used 1 tsp. of honey, but it was still oddly sweet. I would not make this again.

Used creme fraiche instead of sour cream. It is a very good salad.

I used full-fat plain Greek yogurt and it was absolutely delicious. Also later added avocado and cremini mushrooms I had on hand. Disagree about the honey—it was a nice counterpoint to the spices!

Such a nice salad. Did any of you who found it too sweet use the Worcs sauce ? My lettuce was quite bitter so it worked really well.

Well shoot. Disappointed that it was too sweet. Wish I’d read the comments about that before I made it.

My Iranian pal gave me a container of Persian (“Abali” brand) Lebni Dip with Shallot … that is what I used instead of sour cream, and reduced the honey as other reviewers recommended. Super yummy!

This recipe does not get enough love! The dressing is EXCELLENT! And so simple. I omitted the honey because I prefer tangy over sweet, and added a tablespoon of chopped fresh dill because it needed to be used. Really, really delicious! Since I made the dressing we’ve also just been using it to dip crackers because it’s so tasty.

This makes for a great spread for a BLT!

I don't know if the vinegar curdled the sour cream, or if it was the onion powder that gave it an oddly gritty texture. I may try again at some point, but agree with many others here that it was oddly sweet, even with half of the honey added. I might even suggest not having any amount of honey or agave syrup next time around.

Love this … an ode to sour cream and onion chip dip! I agree with others …the honey / sweetness isn’t really necessary … i used a slightly sweet rose wine vinegar and it was sweet enough. I like the way the Worcestershire deepens the flavor a bit but i only used 1/2 the amount recommended. I serve this over crunchy lettuce for the contrast and people seem to love it! Maybe some crushed potato chips on the side to sprinkle over ?

I didn’t like this at all. It was very acrid tasting. Luckily I had time to make another salad before my guests arrived.

Dressing tasted like honey mustard, not sour cream & onion. Next time I'd use a drop of honey, not more than 1/2 teaspoon.

Made this as written, and it was awful. Smell was enticing, taste was one-note…all sour (as in sour cream, vinegar…that’s it); there was no complexity or depth of flavor. And it was WAY too much dressing for the lettuce. Each leaf was coated in gloppy sour cream…yuck. The only saving grace: we added chopped fried chicken tenders. If you’re lucky enough to live in a place with good fried chicken (hello, fellow Kentuckians), this MAY be salvageable. Otherwise, steer clear!

I thought the dressing had a weird consistency and didn't quite meld into something that reminded me of "sour cream and onion," that platonic ideal of a taste. And yes, too sweet.

So good! Added fresh parm (slides not grated) and home made croutons! Was a favorite in the house!

Wayyyyyyyyy too much dressing for this amount of lettuce or even twice as much! It’s fine to make it in the big bowl you’ll serve the salad in, but then scrape it into a jar and just use as much as you need and save the rest for another day.

This is very special if you crave a creamy salad dressing. Sliced cherry tomatoes smothered in this goodness was delightful. This could be just a dip with sliced vegetables too.

I loved this! Based on other reviews, cut the honey back to 1 tsp. but otherwise followed exactly using red wine vinegar. It's a nice change from the standard vinaigrette.