A Caesar salad is a green salad of romaine lettuce and croutons typically dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, garlic, Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper. The salad’s creation is generally attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who operated restaurants in Mexico and the United States. Cardini was […]
Oil-Free Applesauce Vinaigrette
This dressing uses applesauce to emulsify the ingredients and produce a surprisingly thick oil-free salad dressing. Try it as is first, and then play with some of the seasonings to your own preferences. Ingredients 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp mild miso ex: chickpea miso or brown rice miso 3/4 – 1 tsp dijon mustard 1/4 tsp cumin 1/8 tsp cinnamon […]
Star Fruit Smoothie
Carambola, also known as starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The fruit is popular throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Micronesia, and parts of East Asia. Number of servings: 2, 180 calories per serving. Ingredients: 4 star fruit […]
Oil-Free Vegan Pesto
Ingredients 1 cup frozen peas (defrosted) 2 large stalks of basil (about 15-20 leaves) 1/4 cup nutritional yeast Juice of half a lemon 3-5 tbsps vegetable broth 1 clove garlic Instructions Combine all the ingredients except for the vegetable broth in a food processor or blender. Blend. Add the vegetable broth slowly and continue blending […]