Homemade Dressings
Cucumber Dill Dressing
Serves 4
2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1 large lemon, juiced
½ cup fresh dill
Bragg™ Liquid Aminos, to taste
2 scallions (green onions), chopped
Directions: Thoroughly blend all ingredients except
scallions. Use scallions as garnish for salad.
Curried Carrot Dressing
Can also be adapted into Curried Carrot Dip, for raw
vegetable sticks or to use as topping for Garden Wraps.
Will keep in fridge for two days only, as uses fresh
carrot juice.
Serves 4
½ cup soaked almonds
1 cup fresh carrot juice
¼ to ½ tsp. curry powder
½ tsp. onion powder
Dash fresh lemon or lime juice, to taste
Bragg™ Liquid Aminos, to taste
Optional: 1 clove fresh garlic, or 2 cloves roasted
garlic
Directions: Blend all ingredients thoroughly. Strain
through fine sieve or cheesecloth.
Note: Use more almonds and less carrot juice to make
this recipe into a dip for vegetable sticks, flax
crackers, etc.
Garlic Tahini Dressing
8 oz (approx. 230 g) raw tahini (sesame seed) paste
2 lemons, juiced
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ tsp. cayenne
Bragg™ Liquid Aminos, or sea salt, to taste
Water as needed (to reach desired consistency)
Optional:
Substitute 2 tsp. ginger juice for lemon juice
Roast garlic cloves under broiler for different garlic
flavor
Directions: Blend all ingredients.
Creamy Caraway Dressing
Serves 4
8 oz (approx. 230 g) organic non-GMO Silken soft tofu
¼ to ½ cup red onion
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. Bragg™ Liquid Aminos
1 tsp. caraway seeds (raw or toasted under broiler)
2-4 Tbs. avocado (for thickening)
Directions: Blend all ingredients, except avocado,
thoroughly. Gradually add avocado until reach desired
consistency.
Italian Dressing
Serves 4-6
2 red bell peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
3 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
1 cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped
½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1-2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 lemons, juiced
3 Tbs. raw tahini paste OR extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbs. Italian herb seasoning
Bragg™ Liquid Aminos, or sea salt, to taste
Water, as needed
Directions: Thoroughly blend all ingredients, adding
water as needed until reaches desired consistency. Chill
before using.
Orange Tahini Dressing
8 oz (approx. 230 g) raw tahini (sesame seed) paste
2 oranges, juiced
2 pitted dates
½ tsp. cinnamon
Water as needed (to reach desired consistency)
Optional: Add nutmeg or five spice powder, to taste.
Directions: Blend all ingredients thoroughly.
Soy Mayonnaise
1 packet organic non-GMO Silken soft tofu
1 Tbs. raw honey, or to taste
1 Tbs. mustard powder
1 Tbs. raw apple cider vinegar
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
Dash sea salt, to taste
Directions: Thoroughly blend all ingredients.
Favorite Dressing
Design your own dressing using your favorite blend of:
Lemon and/or lime juice
Lemon/lime/orange rind, finely grated
Fresh garlic, minced
Roasted garlic cloves
Fresh ginger, grated finely
Celtic sea salt
Black pepper
Dried herbs, spices, or herb/spice blends e.g. Spice
Hunter brand
Mustard powder
Extra virgin olive oil
Flax seed oil
Hemp seed oil
Udo’s Oil, or Health from the Sun’s The Total EFA
Raw apple cider vinegar
Fresh chives or scallions (green onions)
Caraway seeds, or poppy seeds (raw or toasted under
broiler)
Toasted sesame seeds