Country dill salad dressing sounds pretty good, but when you realize the cheese and yogurt used in the recipe is made from fresh milk from well-loved cows raised in Hawaii — that dressing sounds marvelous. No other dairy in the history of Hawaii has made and sold butter, cheese, and yogurts on a commercial level. It’s a chef and home cooks dream to have these high quality ingredients at their fingertips and thats what Naked Cow Dairy has set out to do.
CSA’s, food hubs, and small goods stores have been the recent focus of Naked Cow Dairy’s vision. Monique van der Stroom, owner of Naked Cow Dairy, attended Arizona University for Dairy Science and has always felt a strong desire to uplift the dairy industry by genuinely caring for her cows and creating artisanal quality products to offer to the community at an affordable cost.
Her herd of cows is small compared to the vast size of mainland commercial farms, but her passion for excellence and collaboration puts her acres ahead. Always including other local food producers, Naked Cow Dairy puts forth an impressive line-up of fresh, handmade butters, cheeses, and cream top yogurt.
“Monique is a really amazing, thoughtful entrepreneur. A [successful] woman in a male-dominated dairy industry is very inspiring. The desire to contribute to food sustainability in Hawai’i was huge as well… I met Monique and saw her passion; I had to give my time to this. It’s a beautiful cause.”
Emma DeLisio, Social Media Marketing & Sales for Naked Cow Dairy
Specialities like their Kona coffee butter for toast topping and baking pastries, or their Alaea Sea Salt butter for endless culinary creations make mouths water. They also offer “Da Udder Box”, a practical dairy box providing weekly farm fresh dairy goods is up for grabs at select CSA food hubs across the state. A customer used yogurt from their ‘Udder Box’ to make salad dressing and shared the delightful outcome. Inspired by the feedback, Naked Cow Dairy created this rich and creamy country dill salad dressing that will transport you to a fine dining restaurant in the swankiest of places. There’s definitely something to be said about using fresh, natural ingredients that elevate your food and cooking skills to the next level.
Udderly Delicious Country Dill Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 C. Naked Cow Dairy Cream Top Yogurt
- 1/2 C. Mayonnaise
- 1/4 C. Fresh Dill, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. Naked Cow Dairy Country Dill Soft Cheese Spread
- 1 Tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Preparation Instructions:
- Add ingredients in to a bowl or blender, combine until creamy and well mixed.
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