Ranch Dressing

This dressing gives a lift to a simple salad such as the rocket and yellow pepper one pictured. You can vary the flavour by blending in some blue cheese or parmesan, dried dill or fresh coriander or basil. Keep refrigerated.

2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 140g pottle light sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon each snipped chives and garlic chives

Place the peeled garlic and salt in a mortar and pound it till the garlic is well mashed and the mixture creamy. Place in a large screwtop jar and add the remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously until everything is well blended. Add a little more salt if required.