RECIPE: Healthy Delicious Salad Dressing

1. Creamy

• 1/2 cup fresh spinach leaves or parsley
• 1 Onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup avocado, cubed
• 1/2 tbsp. fresh Rosemary, chopped (optional)
• 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar or lemon juice)
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt or plain low fat yogurt
• Salt
• Black ground pepper

Direction
Blend spinach/parsley, onions, avocado, rosemary, vinegar/lemon and yogurt together in a blender until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Keeps in the refrigerator. Yes its that easy

2. Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

• 350g of plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise and cored (remove the seeds)
• 1 tbsp. chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• Seasoning like mixed herbs
• Salt for taste
• Black pepper
• 2 tbsp.  White wine vinegar, or red-wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Direction
Preheat oven to 300°F/150 degree Celsius. Spray your baking dish with cooking spray.

Put tomatoes, garlic, oil, seasoning, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Spread the tomatoes in the prepared baking dish. Bake until the tomatoes are broken down and the juices are thick and syrupy, 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes.

Transfer the tomatoes to a blender. Add vinegar and puree. (Use caution when blending hot mixtures.) Cool completely before using.

3. Avocado Vinaigrette

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1tbsp fresh finely minced parsley or cilantro (depending on use)
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup greek yogurt or low plain yogurt
• 1 tbsp onions minced finely
• Salt and pepper
• 1tsp vegetable oil (mild tasting)
• 2 tbsp white wine or apple cider vinegar

Direction
Mash the avocados until smooth, Add the lemon juice, yogurt and onions
salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. In a jar, or blender. Mix oil and vinegar add the avocado. Serve over tossed greens or a seafood salad.

4. Easy Green Dressing
1 ripe Avocado
1 tbsp Lime/ lemon
1/2 cup Greek yogurt or plain low fat yogurt

Direction
Mash avocado and mix with lime/lemon and yogurt.