salad dressing?

sburde2

I'm really wanting to go 100% primal soon. I feel like the hardest thing for me to give up is going to be regular salad dressings. I love them all!! Any primal suggestions?

sb4480

I'm not sure what you mean by regular dressing? I use balsamic vinegar and evoo on my salads (balsamic vinagrette). Just make it yourself vs buying it in a bottle.

strychnine7

I like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Good-Seasons-Dressing-0-65-Ounce-Packets/dp/B000RL53PE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363888237&sr=8-1&keywords=good+seasons+cheese+garlic+dressing

All the Good Seasons dressings taste pretty good. Strictly speaking, though, it's not entirely primal/paleo as evidenced by the ingredients list. I don't worry too greatly about it since it's not like dressing is a staple of any meal and the major ingredients used to make this dressing (oil, water and vinegar) are ok.

sburde2

thanks for the replies. guess I was just wondering if yall make your own dressing or if there are primal safe ones out there.

SnicciFit

I make my own ranch dressing:

http://mypathtopaleo.blogspot.com/2012/07/traveling-perfect-ranch-dressingdip.html

It's amazeballs.

Mrs_Duh

I usually make my own (http://www.primalpalate.com/recipe/balsamic-vinaigrette/), but Steve's Original sells a line of dressings called "Paleo Chef". I've only tried one flavor, but it's a good option if you don't want to make dressings.

http://stevesoriginal.com/cart/Paleochef

Mcctin65

I keep it really simple.. a few fresh herbs and lime juice. No oil.

AMBlass

There are cookbooks, like Everyday Paleo, that have recipes for your own dressing. I use either EVOO and balsamic vinegar, or I use EVOO and lemon juice. Both are good and they definitely help you enjoy the salad, and not just the dressing!

fitnessbugg

I think making your own dressing is really simple, and if you make one like I have listed below, you don't have to do it very frequently because it will last you a while. Homemade truly tastes better, and you can feel good knowing what's in it. That's the definition of clean eating. Go for it!

Creamy Lemon Herb Dressing
Makes 3 cups

2 c. extra virgin olive oil
2 oz. garlic (0.25 cup), chopped
2 tsp. tarragon
½ tsp. thyme
½ tsp. marjoram
1/8 tsp. rubbed sage
½ tsp. rosemary
1 ½ T. basil
2 ½ T. oregano
1-2 tsp. salt
1/2 – 1 tsp. pepper
1 c. lemon juice
1 T maple syrup (optional)

Place in blender and blend together OR place in a wide neck bottle and emulsify with your immersible blender.

Also, just any day I will do 50/50 lemon juice and evoo with salt and pepper or 8g evoo and 12g balsamic with 1tsp dijon mustard. Yum!