4 Easy Salad Dressings – No Oil

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Watch the video for tips and tricks for creating your own whole food plant-based salad dressings without oil. And get the written recipes for a few samples below.

Italian Red Wine Vinaigrette

Salad dressing bottle with red wine vinaigrette

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup golden raisins
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 raw garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning (optional)
  • Salt to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. Add all ingredients except for Italian seasoning into small blender container, and allow the raisins to soak for about 20 minutes to soften.
  2. Blend until smooth.
  3. Add Italian seasoning, if using, and shake or stir to combine. Then taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Chili Lime Mango Dressing

Salad dressing bottle with chili lime mango dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mango chunks (fresh or frozen)
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • ½ cup zucchini flesh
  • 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ¼ to 1 teaspoon chili powder (start with less and add more to taste)
  • Salt to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. Add all ingredients into small blender container, and blend until smooth.
  2. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Creamy Roasted Garlic Dressing

Salad dressing bottle with creamy roasted garlic dressing

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • 1 medjool date
  • ½ cup white beans
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
  • 1 tablespoon roasted garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Salt to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. Soak the walnuts in water for about 20 minutes.
  2. Add all remaining ingredients except for Italian seasoning into small blender container, and allow the date to soak for about 20 minutes while you wait for the walnuts to soak.
  3. Drain the water from the walnuts and and them into the blender container.
  4. Blend until smooth.
  5. Add Italian seasoning and stir to combine.
  6. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Avocado Herb Dressing

Salad dressing bottle with avocado herb dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 small avocado
  • 1 raw garlic clove
  • 1½ cups loosely packed fresh herbs (any combo of parsley, basil, cilantro, dill, etc)
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon date sugar (more or less to taste)
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Salt to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. Add all ingredients into small blender container, and blend until smooth.
  2. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.