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Healthy Salad Dressings are a must these days. Most store bought dressings are filled with toxic vegetable oils, canola oil, soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup, and tons of toxic preservatives. Stay away from these as far as you can and buy dressings that are made from olive oil, coconut oil, flax oil, or avocado oil, with organic herbs and seasonings in them. Better yet, if you do not want to spend the money, make you own! Whatever your favorite store bought dressing may be, you can easily make it yourself. To start out, here are 5 simple dressings that can go with almost anything!

Healthy Salad Dressings

Creamy Oil Free Avocado Dressing:

1. 1 ripe avocado
2. 2 large garlic cloves
3. juice of one lime
4. 1/4 teaspoon salt
5. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
6. 1 can full fat coconut milk
7. 1 tablespoon honey

Simple Garlic Vinaigrette

1. 1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
2. 1/2 cup raw apple cider vinegar
3. 1-2 tablespoons dijon mustard
4. 2 garlic cloves, minced
5. generous pinch of sea salt and black pepper
6. 2 tablespoons fresh or dried herbs: basil, oregano, chives, and thyme. . .Optional

Strawberry Vinaigrette

1. 1 cup olive oil or coconut oil
2. 1 cup fresh strawberries
3. 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4. 2 tablespoons honey
5. 1 teaspoon sea salt
6. 1 teaspoon pepper

Asian Dressing and Marinade

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons coconut aminos (soy sauce)
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons peeled and minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oi

Italian Dressing

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
•  1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Lemon Tahini Dressing

• 1/2 cup sesame tahini or almond butter
• 1/2 cup filtered water, nut milk, or full fat coconut milk
• Juice of two organic lemons
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp cumin
• 2 organic garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste