Green Dressing

This one?s a bit naughty but very nice. It?s perfect as a dressing for asparagus, tomato and onion salads, with cold duck or chicken salads, cold salmon salad or as a dip to serve with crudit?s of raw cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, red and green pepper, radishes, cucumber, celery and spring onions.

A generous handful of watercress, washed, dried and chopped
A generous handful of flat leaved parsley, washed, dried and chopped
A tablespoon of finely snipped chives
A teaspoon of lemon juice
200 ml low fat Hellmann?s mayonnaise

Put the watercress, parsley, chives and lemon juice into a food processor and whiz to a puree, stir it into the mayonnaise cover and refrigerate.

Yes, mayonnaise has got some cholesterol and saturated fat in it, but it?s what you eat most of the time that matters and the occasional treat makes feasting on this dressing even more enjoyable. It has health benefits too as the watercress is highly protective against lung cancer and the parsley is a gentle diuretic which helps rid the body of accumulated water, so it?s perfect for those monthly swollen ankles, puffy fingers and painful breasts.