Healthy salad dressings - 3 recipes to jazz up salads and vegetables:
Whip up these healthy salad dressings to elevate any meal with a burst of flavour. From a creamy French dressing to a zesty lemon option, these simple and wholesome dressings come together in minutes and can transform a basic salad into something special.
Ingredients
Creamy French dressing
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil -extra virgin
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar -or white wine or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- ¼ clove/s garlic -crushed (optional)
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper -to taste
Balsamic vinegar dressing
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil -extra virgin (this is also lovely with lemon infused EVOO)
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (for fructose free, choose a sugar-free raspberry vinegar instead - I love Young's Already Famous Raspberry Vinegar)
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper -to taste
Lemon dressing
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil -extra virgin
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 lemon/s -zest finely grated
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper -to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a small jar and shake until well combined.
- You can use these bases to add in other flavours like herbs and spices too if you like.
Store
- Store leftover dressing in an airtight container (jar) in the fridge.