Thursday, January 7, 2010

Does anyone have any good recipes for homemade vegan salad dressing?

I always just make my own vinaigrette. You can sub different infused oils or different vinegars to make it your own. Just add 3 parts olive oil to 1 part vinegar, a minced clove of garlic, teaspoon of dijon, salt and pepper to taste. Really simple. My latest addiction is this pear vinegar that I got at whole foods for around 4 dollars!Does anyone have any good recipes for homemade vegan salad dressing?
I don't know what your favorite flavor is, but here's a little variety:





A really simple one it, Avocado dressing


1 ripe avocado


1 lemon, juiced





Mash the avocado until smooth, add the lemon juice until a creamy consistency is obtained.


To Serve: Place leaf lettuce on a plate, spread with avocado mixture, top with raw sweet corn salad.





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Tahini Salad Dressing


1/4 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)


1/2 cup flax, or extra virgin olive oil


1/3 cup tahini


1 tablespoon finely chopped onion


1 garlic clove


1 tablespoon pure maple syrup


1/4 cup distilled water


Celtic Sea Salt to taste





Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth.





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Italian Dressing


1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive oil


1/4 cup lemon juice


1 - 2 cloves garlic


1 teaspoon whole grain mustard (optional)


1/2 cup distilled water


1 green onion


1 teaspoon maple syrup


dash cayenne to taste





Place all of the above ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.


Then stir in:


2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (or 1 teaspoon oregano %26amp; 1/2 teaspoon basil)


Refrigerate till used.





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If you're looking for something with not as much oil, try this:





No-oil Lemon/Parsley Dressing


3/4 cup distilled water


2 Tablespoon arrow root powder


juice of 1 lemon


1 cup parsley


1 1/4 teaspoon of Celtic Sea Salt


1/4 teaspoon marjoram


2 teaspoon bell pepper


dash of cayenne pepper





Combine distilled water and arrow root powder in a blender and process to combine. Pour into a sauce pan and heat until thickened, remove from heat and cool slightly. Pour into blender with other ingredients and process until parsley is chopped fine. Pour into a jar and refrigerate. The dressing will thicken more as it cools.








Hope you find something you like!Does anyone have any good recipes for homemade vegan salad dressing?
You can still have caesar. Just leave out the anchovies





Put the following in the food processor and mix until thickened.


6 cloves garlic, mashed and minced


1 tablespoon Dijon mustard


1 tablespoon Vinegar


2 tablespoons eggless mayonnaise


1/2 cup olive oil


Salt


Pepper


Lemon juice





Keep in a jar in the fridge.





Vinaigrette is easy to make to. It's made by mixing 3 parts oil to one part vinegar and salt %26amp; pepper. Play with the types of oil and vinegar. There are dozens of kinds of both. Use good stuff. Add minced garlic or shallots and seasonings such as oregano or whatever you want to change the flavor. You can even replace the vinegar with citrus juice to make something fruity. Have fun and play around. Always use the best and freshest ingredients.





Eggless Vegan Mayonnaise Recipe


Ingredients:


鈥? tbsp lemon juice


鈥?/2 cup soy milk


鈥?/4 tsp salt


鈥?/4 tsp paprika


鈥?/4 tsp mustard


鈥? tbsp vegetable oil





Preparation:


Put all the ingredients except the oil in a blender. Blend on the lowest speed. Gradually - one drop at a time - add the oil until the mixture starts to thicken. Continue blending until thickened and smooth. Transfer to a jar and store in the refrigerator.

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