One of the craziest food habits we've adopted is buying salad dressing in bottles. It is usually loaded with sodium and thickeners, artificial coloring, and preservatives. It is expensive, and creates more garbage. And all we need to make salad dressing is usually already in our fridge or cupboards! I make a number of different salad dressings. Lita's step-dad asked me to come up with a substitute for ranch so this is my latest dressing...
- 1 tub of fage Greek yogurt (I prefer the original whole milk but there is also 2% or fat free)
* for a vegan option use a block of firm tofu
- 2 cloves raw garlic
- 2 Tbsp fresh herbs (cilantro is my favorite but dill or parsley would also be delicious)
- 1/4 cup lime juice or lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Bragg's apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup EVOO
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
- dash of cumin
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp ground mustard
- 1 - 2 Tbsp honey or agave
Put it all in a blender and you have "better than ranch."
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