Having a bowl of healthy salad every day is terrific for the health. However, it can easily become dull to your taste buds particularly if you use the very same ingredients all the time. Add a variety of texture and flavor to your own salad greens by trying new ingredients for your dressing. You can have it sweet, spicy, sour or however you prefer – using a good dressing for your salad makes all of the difference.
It is Gingerrific
What you need:
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
Mix together carrot, mayonnaise, soy sauce, ginger and sugar in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
Creamy Cilantro Salad Dressing
2 bunches cilantro, stems removed
2 cloves garlic, crushed
two Anaheim chile peppers, roasted
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
3/4 cup canola oil
1/3 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Combine garlic, chile peppers, mayonnaise, oil, pumpkin seeds, cheese, water, salt and black pepper in a blender or food processor for 1 minute or until smooth. Add cilantro in batches, pulsing for about 40 seconds per batch. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Easy Sweet and Spicy Salad Dressing
What you need:
1 cup minced onion
1 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Stir together onion, sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Carefully stir in vegetable oil until completely incorporated. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Stir before serving.
Cranberry and Mustard Combo
What you need:
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup cranberry sauce
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup walnut oil
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Combine garlic, cranberry sauce, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt and black pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Carefully add vegetable oil and walnut oil in a steady stream. Pulse again until mixture is thick and creamy. Serve immediately.
Milk and Vinegar Fusion
What you need:
3/4 cup half-and-half cream
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener
Place half-and-half cream, vinegar, salt and sweetener in a small bowl. Whisk together until sweetener has dissolved.
Now enjoy a variety of taste with your green salad with these simple yet delicious salad dressing recipes!