Salad Dressings

Pomegranate Molasses

muhamarra ingredient

This is an essential ingredient in Muhamarra. It’s slightly sweet and sour flavor can enhance many sauces and seasonings. This recipe contains sugar. I plan on reworking it soon with unrefined sweeteners. Stay tuned.   Ingredients 1 cup pomegranate juice. 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar   Directions Mix the ingredients in a small…

Cilantro Lime Dressing

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cilantro with stems (packed, not chopped) 1/4 cup lime juice (juice of 2 limes) 1/2 cup water 2 Tablespoons tahini 4 green onions Directions: In a high-powered blender, process all the ingredients together until smooth. Pour in a jar and refrigerate. Dressing will last 3-4 days. Use on salads or as…

The New Classic Cobb Salad

The story behind the origins of the Cobb Salad varies slightly, depending on who you talk to or what cookbook or online source you get your recipes. Most will agree that it was named after Robert Cobb, the owner of the famed Brown Derby Restaurant. Legend has it that one latenight Mr. Cobb realized that…

Cashew Miracle Mayo (Vegan/Oil Free/Gluten Free)

Ingredients 1 cup raw cashews (soaked overnight) 2 Tablespoons date paste (or 1 Tablespoon agave syrup) 1 Tablespoons lemon juice 1 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon prepared mustard (yellow or dijon) 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder salt to taste (optional) ¼ to ½ cup water Directions Soak the cashews in a…

Lemon Hemp Seed Dressing

Hemp seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. The blend up quickly and easily with water to make this creamy dressing. Ingredients: 1/2 cup hemp seeds 1/2 cup water 2 lemons (or limes) 2 dates Optional: 1/4 red onion, cut in small chunks Directions: 1. With a knife, remove the rind off the lemons (or…

Red Bell Pepper Turmeric Dressing

Turmeric is a health-promoting spice bursting with color. Use this sauce as a salad dressing, a dip for vegetables or a sauce of whole grains. Ingredients: 4 1/2 teaspoons fresh turmeric, peeled and minced 2 red or orange bell Peppers, seeded and sliced 1/2 cup lemon juice (from 2 lemons) 4 Tablespoons Tahini (optional) Add…

Papaya Avocado Salsa

Papaya Avocado Salsa is colorful and refreshing. It can be served with crackers or tossed with a salad in place of the dressing. Ingredients: 1 ripe medium avocado, peeled, pitted and diced 1/2 ripe papaya, peeled, halved, seeded, and diced 4 Tablespoons finely chopped red onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro…

Walnut Vinaigrette Dressing

Recipes from “The End of Heart Disease” by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Copyright 2016. Serves: 4 ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ½ cup water ¼ cup walnuts ¼ cup raisins 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic ¼ teaspoon dried thyme Blend ingredients in a high-powered blender until smooth. PER SERVING: CALORIES 84; PROTEIN 1g; CARBOHYDRATE 11g;…

Sunny Tuscan Dressing

Recipes from “The End of Heart Disease” by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. Copyright 2016. Serves: 4 ¼ cup dried, unsulfured apricots 1 navel orange, peeled 2 tablespoons unhulled sesame seeds or tahini ¼ cup raw cashews 2 tablespoons Lemon Basil Vinegar* or balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon dried basil ½ teaspoon dried oregano 2 scallions (white part…

Cheesy Blue Ranch Dip/Dressing

Sometimes you just feel like having a wedge of iceberg slathered with a thick creamy dressing sprinkled with a few tempeh bacon bits. Here’s what we recommend. It is vegan, oil-free, gluten-free and flavorful. 1 brick silken tofu (about 12 ounces) 1/2 cup soy milk, unsweetened 1/4 cup red wine vinegar or other vinegar 1/4…

Creamy Balsamic Dressing

Salad dressings should contain fat to help digest the fat soluble nutrients in the vegetables. But the fat shouldn’t come from oil. Whole, raw nuts and seeds make the best base for dressing. 1 cup sunflower seeds (optional: soak for 4 – 8 hours) 1 cup water 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar In a blender combine…

Little Seed Caesar Dressing

Little Seed Caesar Dressing, made with sunflower seeds, is a variation on our Seed Caesar Dressing made with pumpkin seeds. 1 cup of sunflower seeds (soaked for at least four hours in 2 cups of water, drained and rinsed) 1 cup of water Juice of 2 lemons 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 3 Tablespoons unsweetened dairy-free…

Seed Caesar Dressing

Once refrigerated this wonderful salad dressing thickens to a mayo-like consistency and also works well as a vegetable dip and/or a sandwich spread. We recommend using organic ingredients 1 cup raw organic pumpkin seeds (sunflower seeds may be used as well) 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup organic apple cider vinegar or other vinegar (different vinegars…

KALEidoscope Salad with Pumpkin Seed Dressing

When your CSA winter share loads you up with carrots and watermelon radishes, it’s time to make Kaleidoscope Kale Salad!     1 large bunch or head of kale (about 12 ounces with stems removed) 4 carrots 2 watermelon radishes (about 2 inch diameter) 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup…

TRANSITION KITCHEN: REAL Vegan Mayonnaise

Here’s the Vegan Mayonnaise Recipe: 4 ounces silken tofu 2 Tablespoons lemon juice 2 Tablespoons vinegar 3 teaspoons sugar/evaporated cane juice – OPTIONAL 1 teaspoon yellow mustard 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt (salt to taste) 1/2 cup olive oil In a blender, add tofu, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar and mustard. Blend until smooth. While the…

Herbed Ranch Dressing

I am loving the new Vegan Holiday Cooking from Candle Cafe Cookbook. I made their Garden Herb Ranch dressing and it was fantastic. I went to make it again but did not have all the ingredients. So I made modifications with what I had and here’s my new version, so delicious. 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard…

Winter Salsa, Version I

After reading Tomatoland, we stay away from buying tomatoes that are not organic or are out of season. In the winter, we’ll make tomato salsa with organic, salt-free canned tomatoes. 1 can (15 ounce) diced or crushed salt-free, organic tomatoes 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro 1/3 cup finely chopped scallions juice from one lime 1/2…

Carrot Apple Ginger Dressing

Carrots, apples and ginger go great together in a salad dressing. It’s sweet and tangy, made with only three REAL ingredients. 2 medium carrots, grated 2-3 teaspoons finely grated ginger (to taste) 3/4 – 1 cup apple juice 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar In a blender, combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth. If…

Caesar Salad Dressing

I find that many of the vegan Caesar Salad recipes going around use an awful lot of processed vegan mayonnaise to try and get that authentic Caesar Salad taste. Well here’s a recipe that gives you the taste without all of the processing. This dressing is loaded with fiber, something processed oils can’t give you,…