Ceecee Mack Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Looking for easy salad dressing recipes or ideas or store brands easy to keep on hand? Don't really care for olive oil and balsamic...too acidic for me. I love fresh salads as the weather gets warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TessTurbo Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well Fed's Awesome Sauce is similar to Russian or thousand island. Not at all acidic. Sorta labor intensive, but so great on salads that I usually double the recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msssjenna Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Tessemae's Dressings. Most are Whole30 compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondjoyless Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 When I asked this question a while back, some people suggested adding spices to olive oil. I haven't tried it (I've been sauteeing my greens) but it seemed like a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryhime Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 If plain balsamic and olive is too acidic, try also adding a dollop of mustard and pureed fruit, like dates or apple sauce. Other dressings i like: mayo, garlic, capers, lemon juice, thin with coconut milk if needed (add some spices and it makes a good dip for crab cakes) olive oil, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, lime, dash of compliant fish sauce (good for salad with more veggie chunks than leaves) guacamole w/ extra lime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjosey77 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Looking for easy salad dressing recipes or ideas or store brands easy to keep on hand? Don't really care for olive oil and balsamic...too acidic for me. I love fresh salads as the weather gets warmer. Have your thought about buying balsamic that has aged at least 25 years? They tend to be milder. We have a shop in my town that sells flavored ones and because of the age it cuts the acid. I felt the same way you did about them being too acidic. If I use a vinegar I will add some chopped apple to the salad to help it too. If you can find rosemary oil and lavendar vinegar it is really a nice combo. Otherwise I use mayo as a base with either lemon juice or coconut vinegar and mix whatever herbs I prefer. I make paleo ranch all the type. Nom nom and Well Fed has great recipes of those on their websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceecee Mack Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thank you everyone so much for your help and suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipitie Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Rosemary oil and lavender vinegar? That sounds divine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lainey Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The ranch dressing from Well Fed! It's basically spices added to the olive oil mayo, and it's delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted April 22, 2014 Moderators Share Posted April 22, 2014 I make homemade mayo (use recipe from either Well Fed or NomNomPaleo Food for Humans) then add herbs, spices, lemon juice or vinegar, minced shallots ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjosey77 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Rosemary oil and lavender vinegar? That sounds divine! It's da bombdiggity! Try it if you can find it. It's great with spinach, raw pecans, red onions, apples and fresh pepper. I like this instead of your traditional salad on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEveritt13 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hi, I am new to this forum and am on Day 4 of my first Whole30. My question is about Tessemae's dressings. I keep seeing that they are Whole30 compliant and they even have them on their website as Whole30 compliant, but almost all of them have White Wine in them. I thought that was a no-no? Please tell me I am overstudying this as I would really like to order some to bring to work! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hi, I am new to this forum and am on Day 4 of my first Whole30. My question is about Tessemae's dressings. I keep seeing that they are Whole30 compliant and they even have them on their website as Whole30 compliant, but almost all of them have White Wine in them. I thought that was a no-no? Please tell me I am overstudying this as I would really like to order some to bring to work! Thanks White wine is a no no. Hmm ... wonder if Tessemae's changed their ingredients recently. Let me discuss with the other moderators/powers that be and I or another mod will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hmm ... wonder if Tessemae's changed their ingredients recently. I just took a look at their website, and they must have changed the mustard they are using--it's true, most of their dressings contain white wine now. bummer. Luckily salad dressing is really easy to make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEveritt13 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 it is easy to make, but my husband travels every other week for work and will be staying in a hotel and I wanted to send some dressing to him to keep at his office away from home. Bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hi, I am new to this forum and am on Day 4 of my first Whole30. My question is about Tessemae's dressings. I keep seeing that they are Whole30 compliant and they even have them on their website as Whole30 compliant, but almost all of them have White Wine in them. I thought that was a no-no? Please tell me I am overstudying this as I would really like to order some to bring to work! Thanks I just took a look at their website, and they must have changed the mustard they are using--it's true, most of their dressings contain white wine now. bummer. Luckily salad dressing is really easy to make Per the Whole30 team, having white wine in the Tessemae's dressing is brand new info to them. As a result, they are talking with the Tessemae's folks - will keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Urban Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hey, all! Here's what Tessemae's owner said when I asked him about the ingredient list: "I just got to the bottom of this. We are adding items and updating descriptions to our site. Our person doing it grabbed the ingredient list from a sample mustard we were testing out in the R&D room and put it on every description! Ahhhh! We are changing it as we speak. Thank you so much for pointing it out. Who knows how many people saw that. Ugh!" The website has since been corrected. I'm confident that their dressing recipes have not changed, and that they remain Whole30 compliant. Note, however, that not EVERY dressing fits the bill--for example, there is one that is soy-based that is out for the 30 days. Keep reading your labels! Best, Melissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEveritt13 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Perfect. Thanks so much Melissa. Being new to this (day 5)….even pre-made salad dressings seem like a win :-) Thanks! Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjwaggon Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 There's a new dressing at Whole Foods from their store brand that is compliant: 365 Organic Herbes de Provence Vinaigrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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