Spicy Salad Dressings 

Excerpt From Whole Foods & Healing Recipes
         

Lemon Garlic Dressing

2 Tbs. powdered flax seeds

2 cloves garlic

pinch salt

1/4 cup cider vinegar

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 large tomato

1/2 tsp. celery seed

1 lemon (seeds removed)

1/2 cup water

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. If you like the taste of garlic, you’ll love this dressing on your salad.

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Blend all ingredients until smooth. Buy good-quality, stone-ground

mustard from health store.

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Place all ingredients in blender jar. Process briefly until blended but not smooth. Preparation time, 10 min. One hour to chill. Cover and refrigerate.

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Powder sesame seeds in seed grinder mix all ingredients together with fork. The sesame seeds and yeast thicken the salsa sauce, allowing it to stick better to your veggies.

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Blend ingredients in cup and pour over popcorn as you would melted butter. I serve this to my children without their knowing it was not butter. They actually commented on how especially delicious the popcorn seemed to be. In this case, what they didn’t know won’t hurt them! Do not heat the oil for it is extremely sensitive to heat. Always make fresh and serve immediately.

Happily munch and crunch, free from the damage of trans-fatty acids and free radicals, filling your cells with minerals and B vitamins.

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Grind flax seeds to a fine powder in coffee grinder. Blend all ingredients together until smooth. Add salt to taste. If you are putting the butter on potatoes or cooked vegetables, you can also add onion powder, garlic powder, Vegit or any seasoning of your choice. Flax butter needs to be eaten fresh because of the delicate essential fatty acids in the flax seeds. The good tasting yeast gives this spread a distinct buttery taste. The flax seeds produce a slightly nutty flavor. We think it tastes better than butter.

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Almond butter can be made fresh daily in small batches or kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Add desired amounts of almonds and grind in your coffee grinder. A second batch ground for 2-3 seconds and added to the finely powdered almonds makes a great chunky almond butter. Add honey and mix well with water for desired constancy. Mix in a pinch of salt and cinnamon. Honey can be replaced with cold pressed peanut oil, flax oil or pumpkin oil for a richer butter. This basic recipe can be used for making any nut butters. Experiment to find what is you and your family’s favorite nutty flavor. A Champion juicer makes an excellent almond butter.

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Mix all ingredients in two batches in your coffee grinder. Thinly slice a raw sweet potato. Spread soft mixture on top of sweet potato slices and sprinkle with Good Tasting Yeast or top with raisins and sesame seeds. A great junk-food replacer for those late night munches. Also makes a great decorative entree for guests.

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Add a half cup of water to raw cashews and blend until smooth. Add remainder of water and continue blending. Add honey, vanilla and continue blending. Cashews can be replaced by any nut. A tougher nut like almond may have to be strained after blending.

Do not drink too fast or drink more than two glasses as it may cause stomach pains. Caution: avoid nut milk during, and breaking a fast.

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Add all dry ingredients and a half cup of water. Blend at high speed for 5 minutes. Add rest of water and banana. Blend one more minute. Pour into Popsicle mold and freeze. These nutsicles are the ultimate in kid control.

The kids will clean their room, vacuum the entire house and do all their homework just for one of these treats. This can also be used as a chilled pudding. Slice banana on top and freeze one hour. Stand guard in front of freezer until ready.

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My grandpa used to make a trail mix that would allow him to walk through the mountains without sleep for two weeks solid. His hair grew back, and it gave him the strength of ten men. Bears could smell his trail mix half a mile away. Once, he even had to wrestle a bear almost twice his size. Further into the mountains, a hungry sansquatch came out of the woods trying to steal his famous mix. They ended up becoming friends and sitting down for supper and exchanging tales to the wee hours of the morning.

Trail mixes have a famous tradition amongst backpackers, cyclists, campers and canoeists. The reputation for sustained energy is unrivaled. A couple of handfuls are filling, quick and nutritious. Trail mixes are concentrated foods that make a full meal. They are convenient and can be eaten on the move. The great part about trail mixes is that raw nuts digest better when they are chewed together with dried fruits. Instead of buying someone else’s trail mix, create you own, personalized to your taste buds. Here are some suggestions of ingredients you can include in your trail mix.

peanuts shredded coconut

chopped dates chopped figs

raisins currants

dried apricots dried banana chips

cashews almonds

sesame seeds sunflower seeds

filberts brazil nuts

pumpkin seeds whole oats

pistachio nuts dried apple

walnuts powdered seaweed

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Blend almonds in coffee grinder, a small amount at a time. Pour powder into bowl. Add wet ingredients till desired consistency. Add dry ingredients. The traditional flavors of mustard and honey blended with the nutty oils of almonds with a hint of garlic and the zip of lemon overwhelms the senses.

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Blend cashews with water till creamy. Add remaining ingredients. Blend 1 minute. Let sit in refrigerator 30 minutes. Raw cashews are expensive, but a wonderful treat. Store in the refrigerator to preserve the delicate essential oils. Never use roasted cashews because the oils have been transformed.

Almonds are considered the "king" of nuts and are 18% protein. Raw almonds are high in omega 9 and omega 6 and low in saturated fats. This spread is absolutely wonderful on baked sweet potatoes or bread.

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Blend all ingredients at high speed for 4 minutes. As your mind reels with exquisite sensations of almonds, blended herbs, lemon and ginger, your guests will cry in delight. Wholesome, healthy, natural, full of life. As the not-so-subtle taste sensations explode, don’t feel guilty. It's good for you.

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Blend almonds in coffee grinder, only a small amount at a time. Pour powder into bowl. Add wet ingredients till desired consistency. Add dry ingredients. This favorite little dip will delight your taste buds with this exquisite, nutty spice flavor. Veggie sticks never tasted better. High in essential oils. Prepare just before the meal to insure the integrity of the delicate oils.

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Blend almonds in coffee grinder, a small amount at a time. Pour powder into bowl. Add wet ingredients till desired constancy. Add dry ingredients. The traditional flavors of mustard and honey blended with the nutty oils of almonds with a hint of garlic and the life of lemon juice overwhelms the senses. Smashing ungodly cravings, causing them to flee in terror in the light of this overwhelming and all encompassing orchestration of delight.