It’s easy to find salad dressings that taste good, but I can tell you from experience, it can be a real challenge to find dressings that both taste good and are healthy. In fact most dressings transform a perfectly good salad into something you would better off not eating at all. The following 7 salad dressings create that perfect balance of taste and health. And the most exciting part is healthy oil can actually help you lose weight. How about that!
Citrus Tahini
1 cup of sesame seeds
1 lemon
cup of water
2 Tbs. of flax
1 tsp. of garlic powder
few drops cider vinegar
1 tsp. of sea salt
Grind sesame seeds into fine powder in your decaffeinated coffee grinder. Add remainder of ingredients and blend well until smooth. This is an excellent dip for veggies.
Flaxtastic Dressing
1/4 cup flax seed oil
tsp. chives
1/4 cup salsa
tsp. basil
1/2 cup Engevita yeast
pinch sea salt
1/4 cooking onion
Blend in food processor or blender.
Lemoflax Dressing
1/4 cup of flax seed oil
tsp. of fresh chives
juice of 1 fresh lemon
1 tomato
Blend in food processor or blender.
Yeast Feast Flax Dressing
2 Tbs. flax seed oil
1 tsp. dulse
2 Tbs. cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. garlic
2 Tbs. yeast
1/2 tsp. onion
1/2 tsp. sea salt
Pour ingredients over salad and toss vigorously. The simplest and most popular dressing in our family. The flavor will simply astound you, leaving a lasting impression.
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.
Mustard Sucanat Dressing
1/4 cup Sucanat
1 clove garlic
2 Tbs. mustard
tsp. flax seeds
Tbs. chives finely diced
tsp. poppy seeds
1 lemon (remove seeds)
1/4 cup flax oil
Tbs. sesame seeds, powdered
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Buy good-quality, stone-ground mustard from health store.
Flax Fast-Lane Fantasy
1 Tbs. flax seeds
1 Tbs. sesame seeds
1 Tbs. sunflower seeds
8 almonds
1 Tbs. pumpkin seeds
1 Tbs. honey
cup raisins
4 Tbs. hot water
Grind all dry ingredients in coffee grinder. You may have to separate the mix into two batches. Grind raisins or date pieces until soft. Mix all dry ingredients, then add hot water to desired texture. This will thicken in a matter of one to two minutes so don’t be afraid to allow it to be a little runny. Almonds can be replaced with just about any nut. Raw cashews are simply heavenly.
You are looking at a good 700 calories which is far less than a typical bacon and eggs breakfast. And this beauty has oils to help emulsify the accumulated havoc that has been wreaked upon your arteries by a heavy, sticky, cholesterol-laden, saturated-fat-filled, colon-clogging, pimple-producing, cancer-encouraging, disease-contributing, brain-dulling, old-fashioned, fat-fried breakfast.
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