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Creamy Herb Dressing

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We received a complimentary copy of No Excuses Detox.

Spring is just days away, and then summer won’t be far behind. It’s time to start thinking about eating healthy again – especially if your New Year’s resolution was short lived. I know that I need get back on track after a crazy stressful couple of months so I was excited to check out the healthy recipes offered in a new book called No Excuses Detox: 100 Recipes to Help You Eat Healthy Every Day.

I’m trying to eat more salad, and nothing gets me more excited about salad than changing it up when it comes to the dressing. I don’t want to add preservatives or unhealthy fats to my salad so I loved this all natural oil-free dressing that also can double as a veggie dip.

Fresh herbs are great, but I don’t have my garden growing just yet so I tried this using dried herbs which is an alternative provided by the author and I was not disappointed. I can’t wait to try it later this spring and summer when my herbs are growing in my garden.

There are so many healthy recipes in this book – 100 to be exact and after this success story I’m excited to try more recipes from its pages.Author Megan Gilmore, powerhouse blogger behind Detoxinista.com provides quick to prepare, affordable and delicious whole-food recipes that make it easy to follow a healthy lifestyle for you and your family every day. The book is selling in paperback on Amazon for a little over ten bucks and there is also a spiral bound version available.

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Creamy Herb Dressing
 
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This oil-free dressing is a great alternative to traditional creamy dressings because it’s allergy-friendly and loaded with calcium, thanks to the use of raw tahini, a paste made from raw sesame seeds. It’s hard to beat the flavor of fresh herbs in this recipe, but feel free to replace them with dried herbs if they are easier to find.
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Recipe type: Dressing
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 C
Ingredients
  • ½ cup raw tahini (see Note)
  • ½ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon raw apple cider vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives*
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill*
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
  1. In a blender or food processor, combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy.
  2. (Depending on the thickness of your tahini, you may want to add an additional 1 to 2 tablespoons water to help make the dressing more pourable.)
  3. Taste and adjust any seasoning.
  4. Serve immediately, or allow the dressing to chill in the refrigerator until ready to use. It will thicken a bit when chilled, making a thick dressing or veggie dip, but you can easily thin it out with additional water or lemon juice, as desired.
  5. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 1week.
Notes
*When using dried herbs, be sure to reduce the amount you use by two-thirds, as their flavor is much more concentrated than the fresh variety. In general, 1 teaspoon of dried herbs is equivalent to 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. You can taste as you go. Keep this creamy dressing on hand all week long for an easy ranch like salad or quick veggie dip.

Reprinted with permission from No Excuses Detox, copyright © 2017 by Megan Gilmore, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Photography copyright © 2017 by Erin Scott
 
No Excuses Detox also provides cost analysis for each recipe. This one costs only $0.39 per serving.
 
NOTE: Be sure to use raw tahini for this recipe, if possible. Raw tahini is very light in color and mild in flavor, unlike roasted tahini, which is runny and very bitter. If you can’t find the raw version with no added oil in your local store, you can order it online or make your own by grinding hulled raw sesame seeds in a food processor until smooth. (I buy my hulled raw seeds on Amazon—make sure they are hulled, though, or you’ll wind up with inedible results.)
Orig. published Mar 20, 2017 
Yum

Comments

  1. This looks amazing! I love that it’s made with fresh herbs–and it makes me want to get started on an herb garden this year!! Definitely need to try this one :)

  2. I love the idea of a salad dressing that can double as a veggie dip. I’m always looking for more healthy recipe ideas so that book sounds great!

  3. I love the ingredients you have in this dressing. It is also a reminder for me to start working on my herb planter again now that Spring is here. Well, sort of. :) Anyway, nothing’s better than having fresh herbs on hand anytime you need it.

  5. I’m committed to eating healthier too and I do love “salads” but it’s really important for me to keep mixing it up. This sounds like a delicious dressing and I really love that it can double as a dip too! I’m a huge fan of dip. lol If I can’t have chips and dip, I’ll settle for raw veggies and dip! It really appeals to me that this book gives you a cost analysis for each recipe too!

  8. Hahaha this made me LOL – especially if your New Year’s resolution was short lived. You know it was girl :) Though we do try and eat healthier. Try. This herb dressing will definitely make it easy eh?? And we definitely need a copy of that book!

  9. YUM. This looks amazing. And it puts me in the mood to bring out the ol’ salad makings that have taken a backseat this winter. I need some greens in me!

  10. Oh yum, that sounds soooo good. I usually make my own dressings because that way I know what’s in them.

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