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5 Summer Salad Dressings

5 Summer Salad Dressings
Prep Time
25 min

A good dressing makes all the difference so try to experiment; use different flavours, spices, vinegars, fruits and seeds to make a wow-worthy salad for your family, your dinner guests and most importantly, your taste buds.

Courtesy of Tamara Green of The Living Kitchen.

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ingredients

Classic Balsamic

¼
cup extra virgin olive oil
¼
cup balsamic vinegar
1
Tbsp Dijon mustard
3
tsp honey
1
pinch sea salt

Strawberry Vinaigrette

5
strawberries
¼
cup extra virgin olive oil
3
Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2
tsp maple syrup
1
pinch sea salt

Spicy Cilantro

½
cup cilantro
¼
cup extra virgin olive oil
1
lemon, squeezed
2
tsp honey
1
pinch sea salt
⅛ - ¼ tsp chili flakes

Seedy "Caesar"

½
cup raw sunflower seeds (soaked for 2 hours, rinsed & drained, if possible)
1
lemon, juiced
3
dates, soaked
1
clove garlic
1
Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
⅛ tsp sea salt
1
Tbsp apple cider vinegar
cup water, to thin out

Sesame Mediterranean

3
Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
¼
cup creamy tahini (sesame paste)
1
clove garlic
1
lemon, squeezed
2
tsp apple cider vinegar
1
- 2 Tbsp honey
⅛ tsp ground cumin
1
pinch sea salt
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directions

Step 1

Mix by hand or use blender. This dressing is best paired with a mesclun mix or kale salad.

Step 2

Mix by hand or use blender. This dressing is best paired with a baby spinach or frisee salad.

Step 3

Mix by hand or use blender. This dressing is best paired with dandelion or a red leaf lettuce salad.

Step 4

Use a blender or a food processor to get the creamy consistency. This dressing is best paired with a dandelion, butter lettuce, kale or radicchio salad.

Step 5

Mix by hand or use blender. This dressing is best paired with a baby spinach, frisee or kale salad.

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