I’ve been eating a lot of salads lately, and one way that I can eat more produce is by making my own dressings.  Many pureed fruits and veggies make wonderful raw dressings and sauces, and I’ve been playing with different combinations.  (Don’t listen to your parents, always play with your food!)  This Citrus Cilantro Dressing combines yellow pepper, orange, garlic, and cilantro to create a sweet and spicy dressing that gives an ordinary salad interesting layers of flavor.

I love this dressing on just about any salad or over a bed of spiralized zucchini.

Orange Cilantro Dressing

by Heather

Ingredients:

• 1/2 orange
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 1/3 c. cilantro leaves
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 T. Bragg’s apple cider vinegar
• 1 T. Tamari soy sauce
• 1 T. agave nectar
• 1/2 c. olive oil
• 1/2 – 1 tsp. sea salt

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Store in the refrigerator in a mason jar.  Drizzle over salad of choice.

Makes 2 cups

This dressing keeps well in the refrigerator for about a week.  Maybe longer, but I’ve never tested it, because mine never lasts that long!

 This dressing is shared at:

• Fat Tuesday hosted by Jill of Real Food Forager
• Slightly Indulgent Tuesday hosted by Amy of Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free
• Whole Foods Wednesdays hosted by France of Beyond the Peel
• Gluten-Free Wednesdays hosted by Linda of The Gluten-Free Homemaker
• Allergy Friendly Lunchbox Love hosted by Lisa of Allergy-Free Vintage Cookery
• Wellness Weekends hosted by Ricki of Diet, Dessert & Dogs