Dressing Up your Food

Green Goodness salad dressing

Tasty condiments can transform simple, healthy fare into delicious meals. The secret to packing your diet full of vibrant vegetables is to couple them with delectable dressings! They can also be a vehicle for some powerful healing foods that support our health and digestion, such as vinegar, lemon, garlic and miso. These condiments can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge, allowing them to be part of your healthful convenience food options.

Green Goodness Salad Dressing
This dressing is creamy thanks to the avocado, and packed full of nutrient dense garden herbs. Adjust herbs according to what you find in your garden. Great to serve alongside grilled vegetables and barbecue fare in the summertime, as well as salads and pasta dishes.

• 2 small avocados 
• ½ C water
• 6 tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, to taste
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 ½ C packed herbs - eg chickweed, cleavers, parsley, spring onion, chives, basil (half milder herbs with half stronger tasting herbs works well)

​Add all ingredients to food processor and blend until smooth. Keeps around 4 days.

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Tahini Mustard Dressing
This is thick, creamy and tangy while being completely free of dairy and poor quality fats that most store bought dressings are loaded with. Tahini is a great source of calcium. 

• ¼ cup tahini
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ C apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• 2 T prepared mustard 
• ¼ C extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped (optional)

Blend all ingredients together in a food processor. Store in the fridge.This dressing does not contain water to ensure a long shelf life, you can thin with water before serving if desired. Great on salads and roasted veges.

Creamy Salad Dressing
The creaminess of this dressing comes from the soaked cashew nuts. Nutritional yeast packs a cheesy flavour and is high in B vitamins and chromium for energy and blood sugar balance.

• ​½ cup water
• ¼ cup raw cashews, soaked
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh fennel (or thyme, dill or similar herbs)
• ½ small garlic clove
• ⅓ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon onion powder (or add onion weed or chives)
• 1 Tbsp honey or sweetener of choice

Blend all together in a food processor. Due to the water content this dressing will keep for about 1 week.

Orange Ginger Miso Dressing
This Japanese inspired dressing is a great way to incorporate probiotic-rich miso into your diet without heating it. Serve over steamed or sauteed veges or as a salad dressing.

• 2-5cm fresh ginger, peeled and zested finely
• 2 tablespoons miso, white is ideal for a mild, sweet taste
• ¼ C fresh orange juice, or lime for a tangy dressing
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Store in the fridge. Can thin with water to serve.