GardenCuizine: Salad Dressing

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Creamy Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing #GardenCuizine #healthy #recipe

Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing

People seem to have a love or hate relationship with cilantro. Personally, I find more people love this cilantro dressing than dislike it. The flavors of fresh cilantro and lime pair perfectly with a Southwest Salad topped with avocado, black beans and corn like the one we just made at our Inspira Health Network healthy cooking class on Summer Salads.

Yields 9 one-ounce servings
Ingredients
Juice of 3 limes
1 cup Cilantro, lightly packed
1/2 cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 small garlic clove, peeled
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon salt

Putting it all together

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Mix until well blended. Pour into a serving container - I like to use a jelly jar. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Enjoy!

GardenCuizine Nutrition Data: Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing:
Good Source Vitamin C
Low Sodium, Low Saturated Fat
One ounce: 68 calories, total fat 6 grams, saturated fat 1 gram, Vitamin C 10% DV
Related Links
Coriandrum sativum About Cilantro - Missouri Botanical Garden
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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Homemade Blueberry Vinaigrette #GardenCuizine

Blueberry Vinaigrette

The inspiration for this recipe came from going to Trinity Church's annual blueberry festival to stock up on fresh blueberries. We buy several cases, rinse the berries, let them air dry, then freeze the blueberries in single layers on cookie trays. Once frozen the berries are easily stored in baggies until ready to use in recipes.

While at the blueberry festival, we usually get a bite to eat. The food is what you typically find at outdoor summer festivals: drinks, plenty of ice cream, desserts, water and hotdogs. I thought, wouldn't it be nice to have a refreshing tossed salad featuring blueberries and blueberry vinaigrette?

Yields: 2 cups (16oz.) dressing
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Blueberries
1/3 cup olive oil + 1/3 cup canola oil OR 2/3 cup Smart Balance oil blend
1 tablespoon (T) rice vinegar (can also use apple cider or red wine vinegar)
1 T balsamic vinegar
2 T Agave or Honey
2 teaspoons (tsp) coarse ground mustard
2 tsp fresh squeezed lime juice
1/4 tsp minced or grated ginger
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water (or more if necessary to thin as desired)

Putting it all together

Rinse blueberries and remove any stems.
Add all ingredients to blender and mix.
Pour into washed and sanitized dressing bottle or cruet.
Enjoy blueberry vinaigrette on tossed garden salad topped with additional fresh blueberries.