Salad Dressings & Sauces

Healthier Salad Dressings & Sauces

We’ve put together a mixture of different salad dressings to keep your salads both nutritious and tasty this summer!

Zingy green herb dressing

Ingredients

Handful of Italian parsley

Handful of basil

Juice of 1 lemon

2 garlic cloves

1/4 cup oil oil

Method:

1. Blitz all ingredients into a food processor or bullet until smooth

Creamy tahini, maple, & lemon dressing

Ingredients

1/4 cup tahini paste

2-3 Tbsp lemon juice

2 tsp maple syrup

2-4 Tbsp boiling water

Method:

1. Whisk tahini paste, lemon juice and maple syrup in a bowl / mug, or add to a jar and shake well

2. Add water and mix until you reach a thin, creamy consistency

Balsamic & olive oil vinaigrette

Ingredients

3Tbsp olive oil

1Tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar

1/2tsp wholegrain mustard seeds

Squeeze of lemon juice

Method:

1. Add all ingredients to a mug or jar and mix well

2. Give it a taste, if it’s too vinegary add more olive oil. If it’s not vinegary enough, add more balsamic. Easy!

Healthier slaw or potato salad dressing

Ingredients

1/4 - 1/2 cup plain unsweetened yoghurt

Juice of 1 lemon

2 garlic cloves, chopped fine

Handful of herbs chopped fine (Italian parsley and/or chives go well)

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients together

Healthier ‘sour cream’ for nachos, tacos, and wraps

Ingredients

1/4 - 1/2 cup plain unsweetened yoghurt

1 - 3tsp chipotle sauce (depending on spice tolerance)

Juice of 1 lemon

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients together. Add more or less chipotle sauce depending on spice tolerance.