salad dressings

Submitted by mare7395 on July 15, 2005 - 6:10pm
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I eat a lot of fresh salads so I am always on the lookout for new and easy dressings. I made hummus for the first time from scratch and added too much liquid back into the mix. Now I had a watery hummus which was too thin to apply to a slice of ww bread I had also just made. I ended up putting the watery hummus on my salad as a dressing with a few sprinkles of raspberry vinegar. It was great. Has anyone else used a too watery hummus as a salsd dressing? :)

BaNa48

July 16, 2005 - 4:57am

Hi Mare, As you probably figured out, I'm not a good healthy eater! I was raised taking care of myself and my sister and I ate pop and potato chips all our lives. I'm ashamed to say I don't even know what hummus is. I don't eat a lot of junk now, but some days I revert back to the olden days and I do! I would like to eat better but I have always snacked on cookies or chips. I crave salt and then sweets in the evening! Is this a diffiency of some sort. I am not fat, 150 for 5'6 , but not thin either. Do you know what foods cleanse the colon? Nancy

mare7395

July 16, 2005 - 6:03am

Hi Nancy. Your question is a valid one, Christine is your best resource for a proper answer. Live foods, such as greens, chard, romaine lettuce, beans as in black, or whatever, colored vegetables, such as peppers, beets, carrots and such are always a good staple and healing for the body. Try Christine's recipe for sprouted wheat bread. Once you start eating in a healthy fashion you not only feel better you do not crave sweets as much. And you will have more energy. If you need a few recipes to get started I will send you some. Here is the Hummus recipe, very easy. I toss all the ingredients in my Vita-Mix which is why I ended up with too much liquid as I added the full cup instead of waiting to see what the mix would take. Add the liquid last so you can see if you have too much. 2 cups cooked garbanzos or 1 15oz can. 1/2 cup of Tahini (get some at the health food store in your area, it is just ground up sesame seeds) 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, 1 clove of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon dill weed and 1/2 to 1 cup water or juice from the canned garbanzos. Blend all together in your blender. Use as a sandwich spread or as a salad dressing if it is too watery. Yum. I hope you can get started on a better diet as it could help your condition. Anyway, you would want to see if it would. I have wondered if my diet enabled my body to respond with positive early results to the posture/exercises. Good luck and let me know if you try the recipe. Your friend, :)

Christine

July 16, 2005 - 6:11am

I think thin hummus sounds great on a green salad! I love simple tahini dressing: a dollop of tahini, a tsp. of tamari, and a clove or two of garlic blended well with a few drops of water.

Also "green goddess" dressing if you grow a few herbs: a handful of basil, oregano, thyme and parsley, fresh garlic, a splash of water, and a bit of olive oil and wine vinegar.

granolamom

July 17, 2005 - 2:56pm

I have used watery hummus as a dressing on tomatoes and cucumbers. Its one of the only things I can keep down when I'm pg. And its delicious too!

mare7395

July 17, 2005 - 3:18pm

Hi Granolamom! That sounds scrumptious. I just purchased some tomatoes and cucumbers and will try this with my supper. I am going to make some more "watery" hummus and add a little fresh garlic and cilantro. Hope this taste as good. Christine's idea about using Tahini as a dressing sounds yummy. I am going to try that too. I quit coffee today, or I should say I quit coffee flavored half and half. No headache perhaps because I had some green tea and juiced some spinach, an apple, 3 carrots, celery and a red pepper. Hope this works for me. :)

granolamom

July 17, 2005 - 5:20pm

mare - good idea to add garlic and celantro. now I'm getting hungry. And way to go on quitting coffee. I'm down to one cup a day (from 3) but I'm having a hard time giving that up. Keep me posted on your success and maybe it'll inspire me :)

mare7395

July 17, 2005 - 7:11pm

I have "quit" coffee at least 10 times but I really want to quit it this time. No more Starbucks. I think I will survive. When I left VT there were only two Starbucks in the whole state. There is one in almost every store out here. Although I only had one cup/day which I brewed , I made it very strong and added 2/3 more liquid in the form of half and half. I can now say I am a vegan. The dairy was the last to go. It is amazing how much energy you have when you eat this way. I will know over the next few days if I have beat the headaches. :)

granolamom

July 18, 2005 - 4:48pm

I was vegan for a while. My dd was allergic to eggs and milk and since I was still bf, I went off too. I figured it wasn't such a leap to cut out meat and chicken (we ate meat only once a week) and fish was the last to go. With each pg I crave meat so I fall off the vegan wagon. I hope to get back to a vegan diet someday. You are right about having more energy eating that way. Good luck with your headaches...I hope they do not return

mare7395

July 18, 2005 - 7:24pm

I had a little tightness but no true headache. I watch my grandchildren for the next three days so I won't be absolutely sure if I am having a coffee headache or otherwise. :) I made this batch of granola with grapeseed oil. It is scrumptious, especially with blueberries. Thanks for asking.