Healthy Caesar Salad Dressing | Fertility Naturopath
It's summer & with that comes the desire to enjoy delicious, crunchy & cool salads.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, changes of season like going from winter to spring/summer and summer to fall/winter signals our body to a change its cravings. Soups and stews (unless chilled) take a back burner to salads and raw veg.
Unfortunately, many of us know how laden with crap regular salad dressings can be - too much sugar, poor-quality fats.
I encourage you to try out a homemade dressing like the Caesar Dressing recipe I have included here. I cleaned it up from my favourite Joy of Cooking recipe.
From my kitchen to yours...
Caesar Salad Dressing
Serves 6 – 8
Ingredients:
5 anchovy fillets, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste
Method:
In a small bowl well combine 5 anchovy fillets, 2 cloves minced garlic and ½ tsp salt.
Then whisk in lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce.
Add olive oil in a slow, steady stream while constantly whisking.
Serve with shredded kale or loosely chopped romaine lettuce and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese (optional).
Tip: Looking for an extra crunch, but don't want to resort to croutons? Try breaking up Mary's Gone Crackers overtop of your salad or use roasted sunflower seeds or chickpeas.
Tip 2: Up the protein by adding grilled chicken.
