3 Salads to freshen up any meal

From health benefits to great taste, salads are a great way to lighten and brighten up your meal, whether served as a side or alone. These brilliant salad and salad dressing recipes are quick to assemble and are significantly lower in calories and fats compared to other great tasting foods.

Lemon-dijon vinaigrette

This vinaigrette is acidic, slightly sweet and perfect on a fruity summer salad.

Recipe:

2 tbsp dijon mustard

1/4 cup olive oil

Juice of a whole lemon

2 tsp lemon zest

Salt and pepper to taste

Chimichurri dressing

Though not traditionally on salads, I find this herby, bright sauce to be perfect as a dressing on leafy spinach and kale salads.

Recipe:

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

2 tbsp cup chopped mint

1 fresno chili or jalapeño finely chopped

2-3 cloves of garlic grated

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tbsp finely chopped oregano

Traditional Balsamic Vinaigrette

3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/3 cup olive oil

1 spring onion, thinly sliced

Salt and pepper to taste

The best way to combine these ingredients into a dressing is to put them into a jar and shake it. The dressing does not have to be fully emulsified, it has to coat the vegetables in the salad to make them glossy.

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