Recipes

Vegetarian Slimming & Vegetarian Health

Salad Dressings

Italian Tomato Basil Dressing
Makes about 1 cup

• 6 sun-dried tomatoes (from a packet, not in a jar with oil)
• 1 tomato, coarsely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• ¼ cup water
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• ¼ tsp salt, or to taste

1. Cover sun-dried tomatoes with boiling water in a heat-proof bowl and set aside.
2. Combine fresh tomato, garlic, basil, water, vinegar & salt in a blender or food processor.
3. When sun-dried tomatoes have softened, drain and add them to other ingredients and purée mixture until smooth.
4. Will keep in a screw-top jar in fridge for about a week.

Creamy Ginger Miso Dressing
Makes ¾ cup

This is delicious with a salad to accompany Chinese, Japanese or Thai style food – try it with lightly steamed mange tout & baby sweetcorn, raw thinly sliced red pepper and slivers of carrot.

• 4 oz silken tofu (smooth and silky, as it suggests! Available in good supermarkets and health food shops)
• 2 tbsp light miso
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar or ½ tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp spring onions, chopped
• 2 tsp ginger root, grated
• ¹/3 cup orange juice
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp sesame oil

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and purée until smooth.
2. Will keep in a screw-top jar in fridge for about a week.