Oil-Free Salad Dressing: Avocado Green Goddess

Oil-Free Salad Dressings are a great way to keep your salads from crossing the line from healthy to "worse than a big mac." Notice I didn't say "fat-free" but oil-free. These dressings use oil alternatives to create richly flavored salads. This means avocado, nut/seed butters or greek yogurt. One of my main soapboxes is labled "No Processed Foods." Grocery store Salad dressing is firmly on that box.

I recommend a hand blender (immersion blender) to make these types of dressings. It's easier than breaking out the food processor and will give you a smooth, creamy consistency. The second one in the series is Avocado Green Goddess. Typically, Green Goddess dressing have a lot of mayo, olive oil and tons of fresh herbs. Very tasty but maybe not the healthiest choice. Instead of mayo and olive oil, I use fresh avocado to make it creamy and luscious.

Avocado Green Goddess

Ingredients:

1/2 avocado, seed and skin removed

1/2 lemon, juiced

1/2 lime, juiced

1 clove garlic, grated

1 tablespoon shallots, minced

1/2 cup fresh herb leaves; including tarragon, basil, cilantro and parsley

1/8 cup water

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a tall, thin container such as a wide-mouthed, pint mason jar.

Season with salt and black pepper. Use the immersion blender to combine to a smooth consistency, adding more water as needed.

Season to taste with more salt and lemon juice if needed.

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