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Salad dressings are what will help you diversify your menu very much, especially if you are on a diet. Even the most ordinary salad of vegetables and herbs will sparkle with new colors of taste, if you fill it with not just olive oil, but add a little spices and lemon juice. In this article, we bring to your attention six different dressings for all occasions. Some of them are suitable for meat dishes or can be used as a marinade.
Conditionally, dressings can be divided into oil and sour cream. All of them have a bright taste, differ from each other and will give your dishes a zest.
Recipe 1. Avocado dressing
Perhaps everyone knows about the benefits of avocado. This neutral-flavored oily fruit is great for sauces and dressings. Spicy arugula and granulated garlic perfectly complement the avocado and add a spicy flavor to the dressing. This sauce can be served with meat and fish, seasoned with crispy salads and served as a dip with fresh or baked vegetables.
Ingredients for Avocado Dressing:
- Avocado – 120 g.
- Lime juice – 2 tablespoon
- Vegetable oil – 3 tablespoon
- Arugula – 15 gr.
- Dry garlic – 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper – 0.5 tsp
- Salt (to taste) – 0.5 tsp
- Water – 30 ml.
How to make avocado dressing:
The main secret of the avocado dressing is the ripe and very soft fruit. Peel the avocado, remove the pit, cut the flesh into small pieces. Put all the ingredients in a blender, add salt and pepper to taste and beat until smooth. Be sure to try the dressing before serving, and feel free to add salt or lemon juice of your choice.
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Recipe 2. “Green” dressing
This dressing is popularly called green oil. It is prepared on the basis of oil and your favorite herbs. The greens are juicy and fresh with a rich flavor. You can use any greens you like. The finished dressing can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed glass jar for several days. Feel free to cook with a supply for salads from crispy vegetables, and do not throw away the cake that remains after preparing the dressing. It can be added to meat dishes, such as roasting chicken breast, as well as used to boil vegetable broth or added to ready-made soup.
Ingredients for Green Dressing:
- Water – 3 tbsp.
- Oil – 3 tablespoons
- Celery – 7 gr.
- Parsley – 2 gr.
- Rosemary – 2 gr.
- Lime juice – 1 tablespoon
- Salt (to taste) – 0.25 tsp
- Ground black pepper (to taste) – 0.25 tsp
How to make green dressing:
First of all, chop the greens along with the coarse stems, let everything go to work. Put the herbs in a blender bowl, add water, oil and lime juice. Beat everything until smooth, and then strain the resulting mass through several layers of cheesecloth.
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Recipe 3. Classic dressing
The oil-based dressing with the addition of lemon juice and mustard mustard is considered to be classic due to its balanced taste. With this dressing, all the ingredients in your salad are revealed in a new way. The amount of ingredients listed in the recipe is considered canonical, but you can change them to make the dressing sour or sweeter.
Ingredients for a classic dressing:
- Vegetable oil – 5 tablespoon
- Lime juice – 2 tablespoon
- Honey – 1 tablespoon
- Granular mustard – 1 tablespoon
- Dry garlic – 1 gr.
- Ground black pepper (to taste) – 0.5 tsp
How to make a classic dressing:
The preparation of this dressing does not require much effort. Take a clean, dry jar, add all the ingredients and shake vigorously to emulsify everything. It is recommended to store such a dressing in the refrigerator and shake it before each use to prevent separation of the oil and other ingredients.
See the step-by-step photo recipe for the Classic Dressing.
Recipe 4. Sour cream dressing with herbs
Sour cream dressing with herbs is suitable not only for dressing salads. It can be served with both meat and fish. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to prepare this dressing for future use. It is better to eat it right away, because the greens can give extra juice and the dressing will become watery and tasteless.
Ingredients for sour cream dressing with herbs:
- Sour cream – 4 tbsp.
- Green onions – 5 gr.
- Parsley – 5 gr.
- Dry garlic – 1 tsp
- Ground black pepper (to taste) – 1 tsp
- Salt (to taste) – 0.5 tsp
How to make sour cream dressing with herbs:
Preparing the dressing will not take much time, you just need to cut the greens and add them to sour cream, salt and pepper to taste, add dry garlic and mix.
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Recipe 5. Cheese dressing
The cheese dressing is also prepared on the basis of sour cream and will not be stored for a long time. It turns out to be very tender and fragrant, suitable for salads, potato dishes, baked vegetables, meat and fish (calorizer). It will definitely not stay in the refrigerator. It can be used for sandwiches and pita rolls.
Ingredients for cheese dressing:
- Sour cream – 3 tbsp.
- Hard cheese – 30 gr.
- Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoon
- Lime juice – 1 tablespoon
- Provencal herbs – 1 tsp
- Salt (to taste) – 0.25 tsp
How to make cheese dressing:
First of all, grate the cheese on a fine grater. Parmesan is the best choice for this recipe, but any other hard cheese will work. Then add sour cream, spices, oil and lime juice to the blender bowl. Whisk everything until smooth, add cheese and stir. If you don’t like the aroma of Provencal herbs, you can replace them with your favorite spices and herbs.
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Recipe 6. Soy dressing
This dressing is made with soy sauce and is suitable for both Asian-style salads and as a marinade for vegetables, chicken or cheese for frying. The most important thing is to let the dressing stand so that the aroma of all the spices is revealed. You can store the dressing in the refrigerator in a tightly closed jar for several days, but keep in mind that if you add hot spices, then over time the dressing will infuse and become sharper.
Soy Dressing Ingredients:
- Soy sauce – 50 ml.
- Vegetable oil – 3 tablespoon
- Mustard beans – 2 tablespoons
- Honey – 1 tablespoon
- Balsamic vinegar – 1 tablespoon
- Spices for meat – 1 tablespoon
How to make soy dressing:
Mix spices with oil and let stand for 10-15 minutes. Dissolve the honey in soy sauce, so it will be easier to mix the dressing. Pour all ingredients into a mixing jar. Shake well to emulsify the dressing. If you like spicy dressings, add the chili powder on the tip of a knife before mixing. The dressing also goes well with vegetable spring rolls.
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In order to make familiar dishes more interesting and unusual, be sure to experiment with different dressings, feel free to add spices, mustard, garlic and other ingredients with bright flavors. This will definitely help avoid monotony and boredom on the diet and, as a result, will help to avoid breakdowns. Proper nutrition is not only healthy, but also very tasty and varied.