Highly Alkaline Dressings for Vegetables, Salad and Pasta

Sometimes all it takes to make a dish highly alkaline or to boost its alkaline factor is to add a dressing.  All of these dressings are made with low pH levels that prevent them from being acidic.

Citrus Salad Dressing

You could vary the spices in this as a citrus-based lemon is very versatile. Cumin and the more astringent spices go best in this dressing.

1/3 cup fresh lime or lemon juice

¾ cup cold pressed olive oil

1 tablespoon finely minced fresh garlic

½ teaspoon fresh oregano

½ teaspoon dried cumin

two leaves shredded fresh basil

dash of sea salt

dash of cayenne pepper

Put all ingredients in a blender and mix until as smooth as possible.

Low PH Veggie Dressing

You can use this sauce on any kind of vegetable  from sweet potatoes to leafy greens to kale to asparagus spears – whatever is allowed in your Healthy & Active eating plan.

2 whole garlic cloves, peeled’
1/4 teaspoon salt

½ cup chopped fresh parsley

1/3 cup chopped mint leaves

1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

1 zested and juiced lemon or juiced lime

1/3 cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil

Pulse all ingredients in a food processor until smooth

Alkaline Caesar Salad Dressing

This tastes just salty enough that it mimics a real Caesar dressing. The tamari is alkaline but a bit high in sodium so be aware of this if low-sodium is a requirement of your diet.

1/3 cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil

½ cup of spring water

1 tablespoon of tamari

Juice of ½ lemon

2 chopped dates

2 chopped sun dried tomatoes

3 peeled garlic

Dash of sea salt

Dash of ground black pepper

Dash of chili flakes or cayenne pepper

Whirl all of the ingredients together in a blender until they are completely mixed.

Tofu Dressing

This is not recommended for people who are not supposed to eat soy.

1 cup tofu pieces

3 tablespoons lime juice

5 tablespoons spring water

1 teaspoon stevia

½ teaspoon sea salt

You can also add any herbs or spices you like to this dressing. Good combinations are dill and parsley, rosemary and oregano and chili powder and cumin.

Aside from vegetables and leafy greens these dressings are good with pasta, quinoa and rice.

For more information about the Healthy & Active Program please visit our website at www.healthy-active.com. You may also call us in Toronto at (41) 440-2217 and ask for Adrienne Wright Bulow or Dr. Michael Rahman or email us at adrienne@healthy-active.com.