Salad Dressings
Recipes on this page:
Basic Vinaigrette
Non-dairy Ranch
Regular Ranch
Kyoto House Ginger Dressing Madeover
Celeste's Green Goddess Dip
Creamy Cumber Dressing/Dip
Basic Vinaigrette
Mix together in a jar or bowl
1/4 cup acid (can be any kind of vinegar or citrus juice)
4 Tbs oil (flaxseed, olive, coconut, grapeseed, safflower, avocado)
3 Tbs Raw Agave Nectar (eliminate if you don't want dressing sweet)
1 Tbs minced garlic
1 Tbs minced onion
Your favorite herbs and spices
Healthy Ranch Dressing
Adapted from Dr. Weil’s website
Just for Roger!
Ingredients:
6 ounces silken tofu (or soft tofu, drained) Non-GMO
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons Braggs Apple cider vinegar with mother
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender container. Blend until well mixed.
For Blue Cheese dressing Add: 2 Tbs Goat cheese or Roquefurt Cheese (this increases the fat, calories, cholesterol, sodium by whatever the package of blue cheese says.)
Nutritional Information:
Per serving:
33 calories
3 g total fat (0 g sat)
0 mg cholesterol
1 g carbohydrate
2 g protein
0 g fiber
134 mg sodium
Real Ranch Dressing _ Non-Dairy
Don’t use this on detox
1 cup of organic buttermilk or plain goat yogurt (best)
1 cup Mayo (Veganaise or Spectrum Organic)
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp fresh ground Celtic Sea Salt
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried thyme
Mix well, store in fridge, this is not a low fat food, however, it is a much better choice than ANY prepared packaged ranch dressing.
** make your own cultured milk by putting the juice of ½ a lemon in the measuring cup and then adding your milk. Let stand for 5 minutes, it will curdle.
Kyoto House Salad Dressing Madeover
1/2 tsp. Celtic Sea Salt
1/4 c. sesame oil
2 tbsp. organic rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp. Braggs Amino Acids or (Tamari for wheat free)
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Mix together and shake. Makes 1/3 cup dressing.
Celeste's Green Goddess
Great as a dip or sandwich spread!
1 cup veganaise
2-3 small cloves garlic
3 green onions (all of it except the root)
1 Tbs fresh dill (more if you really like dill)
Sea Salt to taste
Put all in a food processor or magic bullet and blend until creamy. Keep up to 3 days in refrigerator.
**You can also add the veggies to the Real Ranch dressing and it is yummy!