Dress it up!

Dress up any salad with one of the many raw dressings below.
If you want a great CAESAR Dressing, try . . .
1 cup pine nuts
1 tbs flax oil
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup olive oil
1 date soaked
1 large garlic clove
2 1/2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs water
1/2 tbs white miso (Miso Master Organic brand unpasteurized (raw) www.great-eastern-sun.com)
sea salt as needed
blend till grainy pine nuts, oil, sea salt
blend the rest

If you want to know the basics for a great raw salad dressing, Chari says "for Raw Salad Dressing Formula/Dressings, 3 main ingredients make tasty dressing
-- something acidic, a fat, and seasoning.
Mix them in a blender so flavors mix well. Will keep from 3-5 days in the fridge.
Aproximately equal parts of acidic & fat then season to taste.
Acidics: lemon, lime, tomato, apple cider vinegar, orange, grapefruit
Fat: extra virgin olive oil, flax seed oil, avocado, nuts, seeds
Seasoning: garlic, onion, herbs"

Examples:

Spicy Tomato Dressing
1 small tomato
2 T extra virgin olive oil
1 t garlic powder
1/4 t cayenne pepper (to your taste)
1 t minced fresh ginger

Oriental Twist
1/4 c apple cider vinegar
1/4 c flaxseed
1 T Braggs Liquid Aminos
1 t garlic powder
1 t raw honey

Kalamata Dressing
1 pint Kalamata olives Pitted
place in blender cover with xvoo (extra virgin olive oil)
small handfull fresh basil
blend til creamy
Optional add garlic

Orange Cardamom Dressing
1c fresh squeezed orange juice
2T olive oil
2T agave or raw honey
2t ground coriander
1t groung cardamom
Makes 11/3 c

Asian Salad Dressing
2 cloves garlic
1/2 c rice vinegar
1/4 c olive oil
1/2 c Bragg liquid aminos
2 T sesame oil
3-4 T honey
2 T sesame seeds
food process garlic til minced
add all remaining until blended

Summer Peach Vinaigrette
1 ripe peach
2T agave or raw honey
3T olive oil
1 lime, juice & zest
sea salt & hot chili pepper to taste
blend- can be chunky or not
makes 3/4 c

Caesar Dressing
4 cloves garlic chopped
2t Bragg liquid aminos
1 small lemon juiced
2T dijon mustard
2t blk pepper
1c olive oil
1/2 c raw pine nuts
food process until smooth add oil last
makes 1 1/4 c

Bok Choy Salad
Chop up and put in a bowl:
~ 4 bunches Bok Choy
~ 2 tomatos
~ 2 avocados
~ 1/2 bunch cilantro
Dressing:
~ 4 tablespoons raw tahini
~ 2 tablespoons raw honey
~ 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
~ 4 tablespoons olive oil
~ herbs and spices (experiment with what you have available)
~ salt to taste with unrefined sea salt