Zesty Salad Dressing
I have always detested the taste salad dressing. Since I was a child I ate my salads with lots of tomatoes if my parents made me eat a salad. I then started putting fun toppings like fruit and nuts on top of my salads as I got older. Then as an adult I grew to love salsa on my turkey meatball salads as I started meal prepping more.
I really have never tried to find a salad dressing that I like because the store bought stuff is often full of junk (soybean oil, emulsifiers, sugar and preservatives) and the thought of making my own dressing seemed tedious.
Recently however, I have been looking up healthy salad dressing recipes for my husband and my kiddos since my son LOVES ranch dressing (bleck!) and my husband loves most any salad dressing. I saw a few blogs where people liked plain apple cider vinegar (ACV) on their salad. I took it a few steps further and figured out this ratio of simple ingredients. It’s a bit too strong for my hubby’s taste and my kiddos can’t stand the smell of ACV so this is one that I alone enjoy. But now I don’t have to worry about the family eating up my new favorite salad topping. I think I like it most because it’s not all oily (one reason salad dressing never sat really well with me) and I also love mustard (a key ingredient to this recipe).
If you aren’t sure about the combo maybe try a small batch (like I did the first few times I made it). If you like it as much as I do, then make a larger batch. The best thing about this dressing is that it’s just 3 simple quality ingredients plus nd a touch of sea salt to taste.
Here is how I make my new simple Zesty Salad Dressing:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar (with the mother)
- 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
- 1 tsp coconut aminos
- sea salt to taste (I added about 1/8 tsp) (I bought all my ingredients at Thrive Market)
Directions:
- Put all your ingredients (ACV, spicy brown mustard, and coconut aminos) in a mason jar or a glass salad dressing shaker.
- Put a lid on it and shake it up to mix.
- Add sea salt to taste and shake.
- Store in the fridge and use as needed.
I hope you enjoy this zesty dressing as much as I do.
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