Salad dressings can be easily made at home, who buy that bottled salad dressings from your supermarket. Most contain plain white sugar or even worse – aspartame, the artificial sugar. It is surprising how many foods you but that are processed in your supermarket contains artificial sugars. Here are a few of my favourite salad dressing recipes. Use preferably the freshest of ingredients for the best flavours
CAESAR SALAD DRESSING
- 1 cup natural yoghurt
- 3 garlic cloves, roasted (or not)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup wholegrain mustard
- 2 tbsp apple juice concentrate (or puree apples
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- cracked pepper to taste
- Mix ingredients together – keeps in fridge up to a week.
- Can be processed in blender if you like
UNIVERSAL SALAD DRESSING
- The juice of one small lemon
- 1 Tblsp of extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small clove of garlic chopped finely
- A small sprig of fresh parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper to suit
- Sea salt to suit
- Variations: Add a dash of Tabasco, Tamari or chilli sauce
SPICY SALAD DRESSING
I like this one with grilled chicken or tofu on a bed of salad; finely shredded lettuce, rocket, sprouts, carrot, tomato, etc. Simply place the salad of choice on a platter and top with a little chicken (or fish, tofu) you grill and top with this delicious salad dressing. Enjoy.
- The juice of one small lemon
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (get Japanese sesame oil)
- 2 large cloves of garlic chopped finely
- 1 Tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- A dash of fish sauce
- 1 inch piece of finely chopped ginger
- 2 coriander plants finely chopped (roots too)
- Freshly ground black pepper to suit
- Sea salt to suit