Salad Dressings

[lindaglows]

I'm very new (6 days) and have not found a salad dressing that I really like yet and I've made several. I love the ranch and creamy blue cheese dressing from the dairy isle. Do any of you know of a few excellent dressing recipes? I'm really missing my bottled dressing:o

[Veronica01]

Im so picky with salad dressings!

here's two i made this weekend

juice of 1 orange
5 strawberries
1 date


2 tomatoes
2 stalks of celery
1 leaf fresh basil
5 sundried tomatoes


I stopped looking for recipes online and started thinking of what i had on hand to throw in my vitamix. If we're eating a lot of salads the amount of oil adds up fast if you use that for a base, so i don't like to.

[JCB44]

If you have Alissa's book, there are several in there that I like, the ceasar, the green goddes are two that I can think of right now

[Dimond]

Green Dressing
1-2 Cups Greens
1 Tbs Lemon juice or Apple Cider Vinegar
¼ cup (or less) Olive or Flax Oil
Garlic Clove
Dash Salt
¼ cup Water
Blend.

Celery Tomato Dressing
½ -1 Tomato
1 Celery stalk
¼ cup Orange juice
Garlic Clove
Blend.

Celery Tomato Dressing 2
Tomato
1 Celery stalk
Optional: Garlic, Herbs
Blend.

Mango Tomato Dressing
Mango
Tomato
Garlic
Blend.

[spicyfull]

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Snowdrop's ranch dressing/dip


for those missing that hidden valley feeling. soak time 1-2 hrs
5 Minutes to Prepare

Ingredients

1-1/2 c nuts (cashew or mac or combo)
soak them for a creamier dressing (1-2 hr is fine, then drain)
3/4 - 1 c filtered water for blending
3 T lemon juice
(translates into approx 1/2 lemon)
1/3 c cider vinegar
1/3 c evoo
3 T agave ( or 3 soaked dates)
2 cloves garlic
1 t garlic pwd
3 t onion pwd
1 t dill
1 T sea salt
1/2 t basil
and to add after it's done:
1/4 c finely minced parsley
another 1/2 t dill, minced

Directions
makes 3 cups
serving size 2 T
vitamix blend all ingredients till creamy and smooth except the last 2,
then once blended, stir in the last 2 ingredients.
thickens in fridge.
thin to desired consistency if using as a dressing- or toss into wet lettuce leaves as is.

Number of Servings: 24
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[lindaglows]

Great! Thanks for the info guys. I'll be giving them a try very soon. The Snowdrop's ranch dressing/dip and the Mango Tomato Dressing are first on my list. I know Alissa has a recipe for blue cheese and I'll try that one too.
Thanks Again!