Having a bowl of healthy salad daily is great for the
health. However, it can easily become boring to your taste buds especially if
you use the same ingredients all the time. Add a variety of flavor and texture
to your salad greens by trying new ingredients for your dressing. You can have
it sweet, spicy, sour or however you prefer - having a good dressing for your
salad makes all the difference.
Here are 5 quick and easy salad dressing recipes you can
make:
It's Gingerrific
What you need:
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons ground ginger
Mix together carrot, mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar and ginger
in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
Creamy Cilantro Salad Dressing
What you need:
2 bunches cilantro, stems removed
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 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 teaspoon 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. Pour mixture in a glass bowl. 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 tablespoon 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 fully incorporated. Cover and refrigerate 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 flavor with your green salad with
these easy yet delicious salad dressing recipes!
