Raw Food Salad Dressing Recipes Your Liver Will Love
by Guest Blogger
Well, now that we know all the liver-loving benefits of our greens, and several ways to enjoy them as smoothies, juices and raw soups, how about salads? We couldn’t possibly put any old salad dressing on those lovely greens. Only a liver-nourishing salad dressing would be worthy. Try some of these yummy dressings and you’ll have no trouble at all consuming bowl after bowl of salad greens. You’ll definitely be asking for seconds, thirds …
Favorite Ginger Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup tamari
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
- ¼ tsp dry mustard
- 2 tsp honey
- ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
Whisk together tamari, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, mustard, honey and pepper. Once these are thoroughly combined, add the oil in a steady stream, whisking constantly. When all of the oil is incorporated into the dressing, pour into a glass jar and chill until serving.
Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of olive oil
- 1/2 cup of Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp of onion powder
- ½ Tbsp dry mustard
- 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp salt
Directions:
Whisk together and chill.
Garlic Dill Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup coconut meat (reserve coconut water)
- ½ cup soaked almonds
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 zucchini
- 1 avocado
- 1 bunch of cilantro stems
- 1 handful fresh dill
- juice of 1 lemon
- sea salt to taste
Directions:
Blend all ingredients in VitaMix, using coconut water as needed, until creamy. Serve over your favorite salad.
Cayenne Tahini Dressing
(I found this recipe at kristensraw.com and it is one of my FAVES!! The cayenne makes it awesome)
Ingredients:
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup water or raw olive oil
- 1/2 cup raw tahini
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or lime juice
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon himalayan sea salt
Directions:
Blend all of the ingredients until smooth, adding more water as needed (or you can use a mixture of water and oil if you’re aiming for an extra creamy, rich dressing)
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