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Frontier & Expansion - The American South cooks and food communities connected to salad dressings and creamy american classics.
Buttermilk Dressing is a dressing with real American table personality: Southern and farmhouse cousin of ranch. It brings flavor from the American South to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
10 minutes plus chilling
Servings
About 1 1/2 cups
Region
The American South
Era introduced
Frontier & Expansion
Introduced by
The American South cooks and food communities connected to salad dressings and creamy american classics.
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Buttermilk Dressing proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. Southern and farmhouse cousin of ranch. Across the American South, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.
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