Today, I want to share six delicious homemade salad dressings that are actually good for you.
It’s difficult to find healthy salad dressings at the store that don’t contain sugar or oils high in omega-6 fatty acids.
The salad dressings I’m going to share have unique health benefits. Of course, salad has a lot of important benefits, but choosing the right salad dressing can take it to the next level.
Here’s how to make salad dressing at home.
You will use a simple base of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, and apple cider vinegar for each of these salad dressings.
Add this base to a 16-ounce jar and keep it in your refrigerator. Each time you have a salad, add a quarter cup to half a cup of this base to a bowl, add your spices, mix it up, and pour it on your salad.
Ingredients for the salad dressing base:
1/3 cup (2.5 ounces) extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup (2 ounces) apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) lemon juice
Apple cider vinaigrette dressing:
1 tablespoon mustard
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 pinch sea salt
1 dash pepper
French-style dressing:
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried lavender
1 pinch ground pepper
Italian-style dressing:
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 pinch crushed red pepper
Mediterranean-style dressing:
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
1/4 teaspoon sumac
1 pinch sea salt
Asian-style dressing:
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon dried ginger
1/4 teaspoon crushed peppercorn
A splash of tamari
Indian-style dressing:
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
A pinch of dried cardamom
