Eating a bowl of healthy salad every day is great for health. However, it can easily get boring on your taste buds, especially if you use the same ingredients all the time. Add a variety of flavors and textures to your lettuce by trying new ingredients in your dressing. You can have it sweet, spicy, sour or however you prefer – 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:
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1 carrot, peeled and chopped
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1 cup mayonnaise
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2 tablespoons soy sauce
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2 tablespoons white sugar
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2 tablespoons ground ginger
In a blender or food processor, combine carrot, mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar, and ginger. Mix until smooth.
Creamy cilantro salad dressing
What you need:
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2 bunches coriander, stems removed
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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2 Anaheim chili peppers, roasted
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1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
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3/4 cup canola oil
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1/3 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
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1/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese
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1/4 cup red wine vinegar
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1/4 cup water
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Combine garlic, chillies, mayonnaise, oil, pumpkin seeds, cheese, water, salt and black pepper in blender or food processor for 1 minute or until smooth. Add cilantro in batches and pulse for about 40 seconds per batch. Pour mixture into a glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Easy sweet and tangy salad dressing
What you need:
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1 cup chopped onion
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1 cup vegetable oil
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/3 cup ketchup
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1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
In a bowl, stir together the onion, sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce until the sugar has dissolved. Gently stir in vegetable oil until fully incorporated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Stir before serving.
Cranberry and mustard combo
What you need:
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1 garlic clove, peeled
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1 cup vegetable oil
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1/4 cup cranberry sauce
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1/4 cup Dijon mustard
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1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
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1/4 cup rice vinegar
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1/4 cup walnut oil
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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. Mix 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:
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3/4 cup half and half heavy cream
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2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon no-calorie sucralose granular sweetener
In a small bowl, combine the half-and-half cream, vinegar, salt, and sweetener. Whisk together until the sweetener has dissolved.
Now enjoy a variety of flavors with your green salad with these easy yet delicious salad dressing recipes!
Thanks to Adrian T. Cheng
