Having a healthy salad plate every day is great for your health. However, it can get boring on your taste buds, especially if you use the same ingredients every 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, tangy, or whatever 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 do you need:
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1 carrot, peeled and chopped
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1 cup of 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
Combine carrot, mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar, and ginger in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
Creamy Cilantro Salad Dressing
What do you need:
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2 bunches cilantro, stems removed
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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2 roasted Anaheim peppers
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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 pumpkin seeds toasted
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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 of water
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Combine garlic, chili peppers, mayonnaise, oil, pumpkin seeds, cheese, water, salt, and black pepper in a blender or food processor for 1 minute or until smooth. Add the cilantro in batches, pulsing for about 40 seconds per batch. To mix in a glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Easy sweet and spicy salad dressing
What do you need:
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1 cup onion, minced
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1 cup vegetable oil
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/3 cup tomato sauce
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1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Mix the onion, sugar, tomato sauce, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Carefully add the vegetable oil until fully incorporated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Stir before serving.
Cranberry and mustard combo
What do 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 of 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. 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 do you need:
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3/4 cup of cream medium and a half
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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 granular sucralose sweetener
Place half the cream, vinegar, salt, and sweetener in a small bowl. Beat until the sweetener has dissolved.
Now enjoy a variety of flavors with your green salad with these easy yet delicious salad dressing recipes!