salad dressing | ASweetLife

Arugula and Pomegranate Salad

This year I’ve decided to go with a pomegranate salad. Pomegranate is full of sweetness, and combined with the peppery, slightly bitter flavor of arugula you have an incredible combination of rich tastes – contrasting, yet complementary. And the lemon and mustard bring in just the right amount of seasoning and add a nice texture to the salad.

Peanut Butter Vinaigrette

If you’re tired of the usual salad dressings and you like the taste of peanuts, this may be the perfect recipe for you. The dressing is thick, creamy, and very rich so don’t overdo it. Be sure to use natural peanut butter (100% peanuts) with no added sugar.

Grilled Mushroom Salad with Arugula

Mushrooms are the main focus of this salad I personally couldn’t find shiitakes the day I made it, so I chose some delicious looking oyster mushrooms instead.

Broccoli and Endive Salad with Feta and Red Peppers

In this beautiful salad, the bitter flavor of the endive plays off beautifully against the sweet red peppers and broccoli.

Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette

This vinaigrette is delicious on just about any salad but I prefer it on fresh spinach. While living in Chicago, I fell in love with a small little pizza place (the only non-Chicago style pizza place I could find!) that served a spinach salad topped with red onion...

Walnut and Cilantro Salad

Not everyone likes cilantro, but for those who do, here is a healthy, nutrient-dense salad that works well as a light side dish on a summer day.

Pesto Vinaigrette Dressing

This rich green-colored salad dressing combines the traditional pesto flavors of basil, garlic, and Parmesan cheese with the light flavors of lemon and white wine vinegar. The dressing is perfect on a bowl of mixed greens.

Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing

I created this dressing while trying to find a way to make a simple lettuce salad feel substantial. Mayonnaise wasn’t an option since I never make mayo-dressings. (I find them to be too rich and heavy.) Tahini, however, compliments greens rather than overwhelming them.

Lemon and Mint Dressing

Mint is one of our favorite herbs, and we usually have some in the house. We add mint leaves to our tea, and sometimes just to a glass of hot water. When I felt like we needed a change from our usual vinaigrette salad dressing,

Simple Low Carb Dijon Vinaigrette Dressing

This is a simple and healthy low-carb Vinaigrette salad dressing that you can make at home in under two minutes. The secret is in the quality ingredients, and in using a salad dressing shaker, which creates the 'restaurant dressing' texture.