Toni Tipton-Martin's Layered Garden Salad

Original recipe by: Toni Tipton-Martin
Adaptation and headnote by: Leslie Brenner

This recipe is adapted from Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin, who drew inspiration for it from Mama Dip’s Family Cookbook by Mildred Council.

It’s the ideal picnic or pot-luck dish, as it’s designed to travel well and be tossed on arrival.

Rather than have you buy an entire carton of buttermilk for just a few tablespoons, I’m folding into the recipe a make-your-own-buttermilk-substitute.

Serves 6.

Ingredients

FOR THE GARLIC AND HERB DRESSING:

• 1/3 cup (78 ml) whole milk

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided

• 1/4 cup (57 grams) mayonnaise

• 1/4 cup (57 grams) sour cream

• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

• 1/2 teaspoon tarragon vinegar (or 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon leaves and 1/2 teaspoon red wine vinegar)

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh dill

• 1 small clove…