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Vegan Sour Cream (Tofu Sour Cream - No Nuts) - The Hidden Veggies. A Healthy Summer Salad Dressing With Just 4 Ingredients. This nutrient-rich blueberry salad dressing is easy to make—with just four ingredients, you can have a sweet and fresh condiment for your favorite salad.

A Healthy Summer Salad Dressing With Just 4 Ingredients

The main ingredient, blueberries, have been called nature's best candy and are a delectable summer fruit. In fact, berries are one of the highest-fiber fruits and are also rich in anti-inflammatory antioxidants. One cup of blueberries offers nearly 4 grams of fiber and meets 24% of the daily recommended intake of vitamin C and 36% of the daily recommended amount of vitamin K. Fiber helps you stay fuller, longer, along with a myriad of metabolic benefits, including supporting the digestive system, maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar balance. If you don't have fresh berries, no problem! The other key player in this dressing is the olive oil. 5 Healthier, Creamy Yogurt Salad Dressings.

Five creamy Yogurt Salad Dressings made with NO MAYONNAISE!

5 Healthier, Creamy Yogurt Salad Dressings

These healthier creamy salad dressings taste so good, you might ditch that jar of mayo for good. Choose from an all purpose Lemon Yogurt Dressing, a No Mayo Potato Salad Dressing, a flavour packed healthier Yogurt Caesar Salad Dressing, Yogurt Ranch Dressing AND a wickedly creamy oil-free Honey Mustard Dressing! Brought to you in partnership with Farmers Union Greek-style Yogurt.

Today, I’m sharing my favourite Yogurt Salad Dressing recipes that I use in place of popular mayo based salad dressings. Honey Mustard Dressing. You don’t need mayonnaise to make a beautiful Honey Mustard Dressing!

Honey Mustard Dressing

Mine is made with just mustard, honey, cider vinegar and oil. That’s all you need to make a beautiful creamy Honey Mustard Dressing that transforms even the plainest of salads into wow! I use this Honey Mustard Dressing for salads but it’s definitely thick enough to use as a dipping sauce too. Citrus Salad Dressing (Easy Vinagirette!) – A Couple Cooks. This zingy citrus salad dressing takes just minutes to make!

Citrus Salad Dressing (Easy Vinagirette!) – A Couple Cooks

It’s a lemon orange vinaigrette that livens up any salad. Looking for a tangy salad dressing to liven up your greens? This zingy citrus salad dressing is where it’s at! It’s got both fresh lemon and orange juice, and it’s perfectly balanced. Blueberry jam. Mango Lemon Peanut Sauce. לאבנה קשיו. Citrus Tahini Dressing (Oil Free, Dairy Free) ~ Veggie Inspired.

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Citrus Tahini Dressing (Oil Free, Dairy Free) ~ Veggie Inspired

Vegan mock chopped liver. The 16 Sauces That Make Everything Better. Poppy seed dressing. Jammy Tomato Preserves. Bruschetta. Coconut Lemon Sauce. Creamy Cumin Ranch Dressing. Creamy Cumin Ranch Dressing (dairy free) ~ Veggie Inspired. How To Make Your Own Healthy Condiments - mindbodygreen. If you're looking to make a healthy change in your life, you know that processed condiments can be a big roadblock to your goals with added sugars and unhealthy oils.

How To Make Your Own Healthy Condiments - mindbodygreen

Check out the DIY condiment recipes below to create your own healthier versions that actually taste way better than the original. Whole Grain Dijon Mustard So exceedingly simple and so much better than store-bought mustards. Ingredients ¼ cup brown mustard seeds (I love The Spice House for seeds)¼ cup yellow mustard seeds½ cup dry white wine½ cup white wine vinegar½ teaspoon kosher salt1 teaspoon light brown sugar (optional) or raw honey Preparation.

4 Avocado Hacks You Never Knew You Needed. Carolina Santos-Neves, mbg’s contributing food editor, is the former chef at Comodo, Colonia Verde, and Comparti Catering.

4 Avocado Hacks You Never Knew You Needed

She’s a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Chef’s Training program and a Brussels sprout fanatic. In this series, we’ll be exploring all her tricks for plant-based cooking. Get ready for your greens to get a major upgrade. As much as eating avocado toast and guacamole will never get old, it's always fun to discover new ways to add this ingredient to your daily diet. Here are a few ideas from one avocado-loving chef: 1. RED ONION JAM. 3 recipes for homemade vegan mayonnaise. Mayonnaise is one of those household items that we continue to buy at the store, even though we can make it at home more easily, cheaply, and to our own specifications.

3 recipes for homemade vegan mayonnaise

Most of us just don't think to make it ourselves. And even fewer of us think to make our own vegan mayo. And what exactly is vegan mayo? It might seem a mystery to most, but really it couldn't be simpler. Grilled Eggplant Salad Recipe. Ultimate Guacamole (For Cinco De Mayo & Every Other Day) Packed with healthy fats, fiber, potassium, vitamin E, folic acid and B vitamins, it's no mystery that avocados are a nutrition wonder.

Ultimate Guacamole (For Cinco De Mayo & Every Other Day)

And in honor of Cinco de Mayo, there is no better time to start mastering an ultimate guacamole recipe! I love serving this dish with homemade tortilla chips and raw veggies, spread onto sandwiches and veggie burgers, and dolloped atop of vibrant salads. Tahini + Beet Dip. In this version of a favorite pureed beet dish, tahini, or Middle Eastern sesame paste, shares the stage with the cooked beets.

Tahini + Beet Dip

The sweet, earthy taste of the beets helps balance the slight bitterness of the tahini. Top this shocking pink puree with lots of fresh dill and mint or sprinkle with dukka, an addictive Egyptian blend of finely ground toasted almonds or hazelnuts, sesame seeds, cumin, and coriander. Spread the puree on toast or crackers, or serve as a dip with pita chips, warmed soft pita, or vegetable crudités. If possible, make the puree a day to two ahead so the flavors will have time to develop. Basil Dressing. Avocado Sauce. Garlic Aioli. Red pepper walnut paste. Ultimate Guacamole (For Cinco De Mayo & Every Other Day) Green Pea Guacamole. 5 stars based on 1 votes Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Pinterest This is the recipe that caused an uproar on the Internet a few weeks ago, when The New York Times tweeted “Add peas to your guacamole.

Trust us.” People were outraged by the idea of messing with such a classic recipe, and Twitter blew up with funny replies. Even President Obama weighed in. An Easy Ginger Tahini Sauce (To Put On Just About Everything!) Macadamia nut butter : The Healthy Chef – Teresa Cutter. Macadamia nut butter Posted by Teresa Cutter on Saturday, March 5, 2011 · 28 Comments All natural and 100 % good for you. there are no excuses to buy store bought nut butters ever again. Macadamia nuts make the most amazing butters because they are so deliciously creamy and high in anti-inflammatory mono-unsaturated fats similar to olive oil and avocado.

I use macadamia nut butter to replace traditional butter in a lot of my recipes, spread it on almond or banana bread, mix with cocoa powder and a little honey for the best home made nutella or chocolate sauce, makes amazing ice cream too. ! Sweet Chili Sauce : The Healthy Chef – Teresa Cutter. Sweet Chili Sauce Posted by Teresa Cutter on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 · 21 Comments Here’s the perfect recipe if you feel like adding a boost of flavour and a touch of warmth to your meals. A purely delicious and healthy sweet chilli sauce that you can make in about 5 minutes. The sauce adds a little punch to tomato soup, your next chilli con carne, pan roasted salmon or organic poached chicken. It also marries perfectly with my earth burgers and cinnamon roasted sweet potato and a side of thick natural yoghurt. I often like to vary my chili sauce and it really depends on the style of cuisine I’m cooking, as well as what I have in the fridge at the time.

How To Make The Perfect Dressing : The Healthy Chef – Teresa Cutter. How To Make The Perfect Dressing Posted by Teresa Cutter on Sunday, November 2, 2014 · 3 Comments A good dressing will turn any salad into a masterpiece. I try to eat at least one large bowl of salad every day. I make lunch my main meal of the day and pile a bowl full of leafy greens and thinly sliced raw seasonal vegetables into my favourite stainless steel mixing bowl – toss through my dressing and enjoy every mouthful. Crazy-Good Ranch Dressing. Mango Coconut Salsa : The Healthy Chef – Teresa Cutter. Mango Coconut Salsa.

Skinny Dips : The Healthy Chef – Teresa Cutter. Ultimate Guacamole (For Cinco De Mayo & Every Other Day) Next-Level Hummus: Roasted Garlic + Cauliflower. Beyond Avocado: 3 New Healthy Toasts To Try. 3 Detox-Friendly Snacks To Help You Get Clean For Spring. 3 Delicious Recipes Using Cauliflower. Cauliflower is rich in many vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other phytochemicals. The humble cauliflower is also extremely versatile. Entertaining? Try These 4 Vegan, Gluten-Free Dips.