When prepared healthfully, salads can be a great way to take care of your heart, weight, digestive, system, and so much more. That’s why I’ve come up with these 7 Healthy Oil-Free Salad Dressings that will rock your plate!
Let’s face it, we know that salads are not only colorfully beautiful, but they also are great for our health.
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What is in a healthy salad
Salads can be filled with disease-fighting phytonutrients, antioxidants and loads of fiber. The fact is, it’s not just all about leafy greens and vegetables either.
Veggies
Some of my favorite things to put in a salad are greens like spinach, romaine, kale, and arugula.
Other great veggie options include tomatoes, shredded carrots, diced celery, cucumber slices, broccoli florets, cauliflower, and so much more!
Grains, beans, & fruit
A great salad can be piled high with grains like brown rice, millet, or bulgur. Other great additions are protein-packed beans and energizing and refreshing fruit.
Some of the fruits that I love to add to my salad are canteloupe, honeydew melon, strawberries, mango, and mandrin orange slices.
Choosing the right salad dressing
The downfall of many seeking these healthy benefits is what’s on top of their salad.
Unfortunately, most salad dressings are loaded with lots of sugar and artery-clogging saturated fat.
Luckily, oil-free and dairy-free salad dressing options can provide a power-punch of flavor for these culinary masterpieces without all the processed artery-clogging junk.
The deliciously easy dressings listed below also happen to be gluten-free. They will keep your salad and waistline healthy and happy!
Oil-Free Vegan Salad Dressing Recipes
To keep things healthy and simple, here are seven oil-free and dairy-free salad dressings that will surprise you with how delicious they are, and they're so easy to make.
Easy vegan ranch dressing recipe. Creamy and cool, this is an excellent salad dressing or dip for piles of veggies!
This recipe is great on pasta and bean salads, as well as regular garden salads. With only three ingredients required, it's likely you've already got everything needed on-hand.
Take those greens to the next level with this vinegar oil-free salad dressing that requires only 5 ingredients and 5-minutes to whip up to perfection. It’s a deliciously simple, gluten-free, oil-free, nut-free, plant-based topping for salads, pasta, wraps, and even more!
This smoky, savory, and creamy vegan chipotle sauce is the perfect match for bean burgers, veggie hoagies, baked fries, and SO MUCH MORE!
This Orange Salad Dressing is deliciously refreshing when paired with a green salad, pasta, bean salad, or even used as a marinade! Five minutes and a few ingredients are all you need to make this tasty dressing recipe!
This recipe came from my husband's love of a tangy tomato salad dressing at a local restaurant. Theirs has oil, but this one does not. He loves this stuff!
This creamy peanut sauce can be served as a dipping sauce for spring rolls, stir fry sauce, or over rice dishes. With no cooking required, it’s ready in 10-minutes flat!
If you are looking for a new salad dressing idea for all those veggies, checkout this delicious tangy dressing recipe from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. It's so quick and easy!
Be sure to check out our Salad Dressings Recipe page for more great recipes!
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