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Lemon Garlic Mayonnaise

Yogurt gives this dressing tang and lightens it a bit for the weight-conscious.

Courses: Salads

Recipe Ingredients

2   White bread - torn large pieces
1/2 cup 118mlMilk
2   Garlic cloves - minced
  Zest from 2 lemons
1 cup 237mlMayonnaise
1/2 cup 118mlPlain nonfat yogurt
4 tablespoons 60mlExtra-virgin olive oil
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Remove crusts, then soak the bread in the milk for 1 minute; squeeze bread well and place in the bowl of a food processor with garlic and lemon zest. Pulse the machine on and off about 5 times to combine ingredients.

Add the mayonnaise and yogurt; process until smooth.

With the motor running, drizzle in olive oil through the feed tube and process until smooth.

Remove the mixture to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Serve with the "Lemon Grilled Shrimp Cocktail" (see recipe).

This recipe yields 1 1/2 cups.

Nutritional Analysis Per 2-tablespoon Serving: 200 calories, 4g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 20g fat, 11mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 06-24-2001 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-31-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected] - Yield: - 1 1/2 cups

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