DRESSINGS & SAUCES

Nature IS Health
May 6, 2019
2 min read

Updated: Jul 1

Dressings, sauces & dips at home are made fresh in our house, because we pay attention to the type of oils we consume.

Many pre-made dressings and sauces contain oils that we ideally try to minimize to support our digestion and hormone systems.

Industrial made vegetable and seed oils- 'vegetable oil', canola oil, safflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, grapeseed oil... they are everywhere, they are cheap, they are refined, they are deodorized (so it's more difficult to detect if they are rancid), they might be GMO...

It's harder to choose what oils we are getting when eating out, so might as well learn how to make our favourite dips, sauces and dressings at home! :D The most important part: having healthy ingredients on hand. The rest is creative and fun in my opinion.

tips:

Make a batch to last a couple meals and then store in the fridge in a glass jar.
Shake before use.
Notice how the flavours intensify over time.
Manage consistency with water and liquid ingredients.

Ingredient ideas:

Liquid oils like- 100% olive oil, hemp oil, cold pressed nut / seed oils
Lemon / lime / orange / other fresh juices- these act as a natural preservative
Apple cider vinegar- use unpasteurized and this acts as a natural preservative
Other vinegars like balsamic / wine
Hot sauce
Tamari / soy sauce
Honey / maple syrup / jam

Herbs & spices:

To make fresh & nutritious dips you can blend fresh herbs like basil, cilantro, parsley, mint etc.
Dried herbs / spices
Fresh cracked pepper
Sea salt / rock salt