It's always handy to have a couple of salad dressings in the fridge to toss on your favourite veggies...you don't even need lettuce. This basic citrus dressing is fresh and light and goes with so many different cuisines. The biggest mistake people make with salads is over-dressing and then the veggies lose their flavour and turn into a sloppy mess. So start with an over-sized bowl to toss the salad and add a tbsp. of dressing at a time until you get familiar with how much dressing you like on your salad.
Basic Citrus Salad Dressing
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp. lemon/lime or orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 tsp. mild honey or maple syrup
1 tsp. dijon mustard
Whisk all of these ingredients together or use your hand/immersion blender. Double or triple the recipe to keep some for later. Store in the refrigerator.
For a large salad that serves 4 as a side or 2 as a meal choose 8 cups from the following options:
2 heads of lettuce (romaine, butter or red-leaf)
sliced cucumber
sliced celery
diced red pepper
dried cranberries
nuts & seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sliced/slivered almonds etc.)
cheese (goat's feta or feta)
Toss it all together and you're done....
Basic Citrus Salad Dressing
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp. lemon/lime or orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 tsp. mild honey or maple syrup
1 tsp. dijon mustard
Whisk all of these ingredients together or use your hand/immersion blender. Double or triple the recipe to keep some for later. Store in the refrigerator.
For a large salad that serves 4 as a side or 2 as a meal choose 8 cups from the following options:
2 heads of lettuce (romaine, butter or red-leaf)
sliced cucumber
sliced celery
diced red pepper
dried cranberries
nuts & seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, sliced/slivered almonds etc.)
cheese (goat's feta or feta)
Toss it all together and you're done....