Raw Spicy Almond – Walnut Dressing
Posted on September 30th, 2009
Salad with raw spicy walnut almond dressing.
I am slightly hesitant to post the recipe for this dressing here because I am basing it all on memory from about three weeks ago. I had it written down on a Post-it note, but it was accidentally thrown away at some point. This is why I need to start writing them all down on my computer. So, as best I can remember it, here is the recipe.
Raw spicy walnut almond dressing
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
- juice from one small lemmon
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1/4 cup of almonds
- 1/4 cup of walnuts
- 1/2 tbsp of onion granules (use more if you want more of a kick)
- water (add gradually until desired consistency is obtained)
Directions: Place your garlic clove into a high speed blender and process until minced, alternatively you can mince the garlic first, but I prefer to let the blender do the work, it’s less messy. Then add all other ingredients, starting with 1/4 cup of water, gradually adding until the desired consistency is obtained. I only say this though because I can’t remember for sure how much I used. I believe it was around a 1/2-1 cup though, but it’s better to start with less than too much.
This is a very delicious dressing and goes well on pretty much any salad. For the salad pictured here I just added sliced tomatoes, walnuts, green olives, sliced mushrooms and zucchini to mixed greens. I make dressings similar to this quite often – I dig spicy flavors. I especially love garlic. I often tend to go overboard on garlic though and friends end up not liking those recipes as much, so this time I kept it toned down and was still quite pleased with the results.
I plan on posting more dressing recipes in the future, as they are very important in a raw food diet. Even if you are not eating a raw food diet these dressings are a great healthy alternative to highly processed store bought dressings that contain lots of additives and preservatives. The homemade raw dressings I make will last anywhere from one week to a month in the refrigerator. This particular dressing should last at least two weeks, if not a full month.
I hope you enjoy the dressing. Let me know how you like it. I am pretty sure that I came very close to the original recipe as well, but either way I’m confident I am not too far off.
RAW Food, Recipes by OrganicClimber
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