Killer Salad Dressing!

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Did you know that kids tend to eat more vegetables when they have tasty dips and dressings to enhance the flavor?   Here is delicious salad recipe  that  your family will really love ;  with a homemade carrot ginger dressing.  Yummy!

The AMAZING dressing from this salad tastes great on raw vegetables, root veggies, rice, pasta, or chicken.  It has a fresh and healthy flavor that makes everything taste DELISH!

Salad with Carrot & Ginger Dressing 

For the dressing:
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 large shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon white miso
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seed oil
  • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
For the salad:
  • 1 head of baby gem lettuce (or any greens), roughly cut
  • 2 handfuls arugula
  • 1 apple chopped
  • 1/2 avocado, diced
  • Sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds
1. Pulse the carrot, shallot and ginger in a food processor until finely chopped.
2. Scrape down the sides, add the miso, vinegar and sesame seed oil and whiz together. While the blender is going, slowly drizzle in the grapeseed oil and the water.
3. Combine the lettuce, apple, sesame seeds and avocado in a bowl, drizzle with plenty of dressing and serve.
Found this recipe on one of my favorite websites:  goop

 

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Co-Founder | Nutritionist

Lisa is the Co-Founder and Nutritionist at Tuesday Foods. Always dressed for action in her workout clothes, Lisa found her calling as a fitness and nutrition expert from her background in the sport of gymnastics – learning early on that how you feel, and how well you perform is directly related to what you eat, and how you move your body every day. A former competitive gymnast and coach, Lisa holds a BS in Exercise Physiology, a MS in Nutritional Science, and is a Certified Nutritionist and Health Coach.

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