Basic Vinaigrette

Easy and flavorful, this vinaigrette will liven up any salad with its bright flavor.

salad sauce with mustard, oil, garlic

INGREDIENTS

  • 1⁄4 cup vinegar of choice
  • Juice of 1 lemon (≈ 3 tablespoons)
  • 1 clove garlic (or 1 teaspoon minced garlic)
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon raw honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1–2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley
  • 2–4 chopped green onions
  • 1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

DIRECTIONS

  1. Add to a blender the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, honey, mustard, sea salt and pepper, and blend.
  2. Add the fresh chopped parsley and onion, and blend.
  3. Add oil and blend (if possible, slowly stream in oil through an opening in the top of the blender).
  4. Serve at room temperature.

    Variation: In place of cumin, add 1⁄2 to 1 teaspoon of dried basil or 1–2 tablespoons fresh basil, for adifferent taste blend.

Nutritional Content

  • Servings: 8 servings (1 serving ≈ 1 1⁄2 tablespoons)
  • Nutritional Amount per Serving:
    • Calories: 75
    • Protein: trace
    • Carbohydrates: 4g
    • Fat: 7g
    • Dietary Fiber: trace
    • Core Food Plan:
      • Fats & Oils: 1.5
      • ns Veg: 0.5

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