5 Simple Salad Dressings
Stop spending money on processed, store-bought dressing. All you need is a mason jar and a few fresh ingredients to make these five yummy dressings.
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Your dressing should be as healthy as the salad itself. Many store-bought dressings are packed with refined sugars, processed ingredients, and artificial flavors. And while store-bought dressings seem convenient, making homemade salad dressings is quick and easy, plus, they’re fresh and delicious.
1. Tahini Dill Dressing
Serve over spring greens, cucumber slices and spiralized carrots topped with micro greens and roasted sunflower seeds. (Pictured above middle.)
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See also How to Make Your Own Mason Jar Dressing
2. Avocado Lime Dressing
Serve over iceberg lettuce, black beans, sweet corn and roasted sweet potatoes topped with cilantro and organic corn chips.
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See also Avocado, Endive & Apple Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
3. Vegan Caesar Dressing
Serve over kale, chard or romaine lettuce with sun-dried tomatoes, capers and whole-grain croutons.
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See also Kale Chicken Caesar Salad
4. Creamy Curry Dressing
Serve over spinach, grated carrot, red pepper and cilantro topped with dried currants or raisins, green onion and crushed peanuts.
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See also Beef Chickpea Curry Wraps
5. Spicy Thai Peanut Dressing
Serve over fresh basil leaves, cilantro, bell peppers and spiraled carrots and zucchini.
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See also Shrimp Pad Thai