Fresh Buttermilk-Herb Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
6 tablespoons buttermilk
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper

Preparation

Whisk together all ingredients in a medium bowl; cover and chill at least 30 minutes.
Place a 2-gallon zip-top plastic bag in the center of an 18-inch-tall glazed strawberry jar, fill to top with ice and seal.
Nestle a ramekin on ice in top opening of jar.
Fill ramekin with dip.
Arrange assorted fresh vegetable sticks (carrots, red, yellow and green bell peppers, celery, zucchini,etc. ) in pockets of jar and serve.