Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes (2024)

Ingredients: Carrots, ginger, mellow or white miso, toasted sesame oil, maple syrup, rice vinegar, olive oil, and lime juice.

Step 1. Add the carrot, ginger, miso, toasted sesame oil, olive oil, maple syrup, rice vinegar, and lime juice to the canister of a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Season to taste.

Ingredients: Raw cashews, lemon juice, garlic, coconut aminos (or tamari), basil, chives, and cilantro (or parsley).

Step 1. Add the soaked raw cashews, lemon juice, chives, basil, cilantro, garlic, coconut aminos, and water to the canister of a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Season to taste.

Ingredients: Toasted sunflower seeds, white or mellow miso, lemon juice, and garlic.

Step 1. Add the sunflower seeds, miso, lemon juice, garlic, and water to the canister of a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Season to taste.

Carrot Ginger Dressing

• ▢ 2 large carrots peeled and roughly chopped (about 1 cup of 1-inch pieces)
• ▢ 1 ½ tablespoons grated ginger (about 1 ½-inch piece, peeled)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons maple syrup or to taste
• ▢ ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons toasted sesame oil (optional but recommended)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon mellow miso (optional but recommended)
• ▢ ⅓ cup rice vinegar (unseasoned)
• ▢ 1 to 2 tablespoons lime juice or to taste
• ▢ Salt to taste

Green Goddess Dressing

• ▢ ½ cup raw cashews soaked overnight or in hot water for 15 minutes
• ▢ ¼ cup packed cilantro or parsley
• ▢ ¼ cup packed fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
• ▢ ¼ cup loosely packed fresh chives
• ▢ Juice of 1 lemon
• ▢ 1 clove garlic
• ▢ 1 teaspoon coconut aminos or tamari
• ▢ ⅓ cup water
• ▢ Salt and pepper to taste

Creamy Nut-Free Dressing

• ▢ ½ cup toasted sunflower seeds
• ▢ 1 clove garlic
• ▢ 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon mellow or white miso
• ▢ Juice of 1 lemon
• ▢ ¾ cup water
• ▢ Salt to taste

• Carrot Ginger: Blend carrots, ginger, maple syrup, olive oil, toasted sesame oil, miso rice vinegar, and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Adjust lime juice, maple syrup, salt, and pepper to taste.

• Creamy Green Goddess: Blend drained cashews, cilantro, basil, chives, lemon garlic, coconut aminos, and water until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.

• Creamy Nut-Free: Blend toasted sunflower seeds, garlic, crushed red pepper (if using), miso, lemon juice, and water until smooth. Add salt to taste.

• • For nut-free Creamy Green Goddess:Use unsoaked toasted sunflower seeds instead of cashews.
  • Storage: Refrigerate Healthy Salad Dressings in a bottle or jar with a tight-fitting lid for up to 10 days.
  • For serving: Serve with a salad of our choice, baked tofu, or roasted veggie bowls.