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Oma's German Sour Cream Salad Dressing (Sauerrahm-Dressing) 

Make this sour cream salad dressing flavored with dill or your favorite herb. Then pour it over lettuce for one of our traditional German spring salad recipes.

I use this for mixed salads, lettuce salads, even cucumber salads.

Ingredients:

• 1 head lettuce, washed
• 1 lemon
• 1½ cups sour cream
• sugar, salt, pepper
• 1 bunch of dill, chopped finely

Instructions:

1. Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
2. Grate lemon before juicing it.
3. In a small bowl, mix the grated lemon peel, about 4 tablespoons lemon juice, sour cream, dill, and about 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Pour dressing over salad, toss, and serve immediately.

Notes/Hints:

• Don't have a whole lemon? Use about 4 tablespoons lemon juice instead and omit the grated peel.
• Instead of sour cream, use plain or Greek yogurt.
• The above recipe is a variation of my north German cucumber salad dressing.

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Updated January 3, 2026