Vegan Creamy Honey Dijon Salad
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Recipe type: Vegan, Gluten free, Dairy free, Sugar free, Yeast free
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Serves: 1 entree sized salad, or 2 side salads + ~1/2 cup salad dressing
 
This salad is sweet, creamy, and packed with healthy fats. You know what they say about avocado, it has practically EVERY nutrient you need!
Ingredients
Dressing
  • 1 avocado
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3-5 tablespoon water – depends on how thin you want your dressing
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 2 medjool dates, pitted
  • ¼ teaspoon herbamare
Salad
  • 2 cups romaine lettuce
  • ½ fresh pear, sliced*
  • 2 medjool dates, pitted and chopped
  • handful walnuts
Instructions
  1. To make the dressing: combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.
  2. To make the salad: combine all ingredients in a bowl, add 2-3 tablespoon dressing and toss until combined. Serve with omega croutons (recipe below)
Notes
Don’t have pear? No problem! Apple is good too!
Recipe by Healthful Pursuit at https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/04/vegan-creamy-honey-dijon/