Classic Lemon Vinaigrette

One thing we really encourage a lot of our clients to work on is to be more veggies, especially greens.  One of the easiest ways to get more greens in is to eat more salads.  We love our salads, and try to it one 5 days a week.  We aren't just talking about a little side salad with dinner.  We are talking full on, stuff my face and stomach salad that is loaded with greens and veggies.  We see a lot of people that grasp that concept which is awesome, but then they douse all those quality veggies with some low quality salad dressing.  

A couple of tips if you do buy store bought dressings;

1. Avoid "Low Fat" dressings!  Low fat usually just means high sugar or as one of my favorite memes out there states, Low Fat = Chemical Shit Storm!  
2. Try to find dressing with fewer ingredients.  Most salad dressings should contain a vinegar and an oil and maybe some seasonings.  Avoid artificial colors, sweeteners, and flavors.  
3. Avoid veggie oils, canola and soyben are the big ones used in cheap dressings.  These easily oxidize and will likely cause inflammation in your body.  Not to mention most canola is genetically modified.  

Sound like a lot of work to follow those rules?  Well the easy solution is to buy some of those base ingredients and keep them on hand so you can make your own dressings.  Here is a simple one to get you started.  

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp raw honey
• Season with salt and pepper

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients other than the oil in a blender and mix until well combined.
2. Drizzle the olive oil in slowly over the course of 30 seconds while the blender is running.  
3. Serve over your salad, and store the extra in the fridge.  This should be enough dressing to last an entire week at least.  

If the idea of eating more veggies and cleaning up your eating sounds like something you would be interested in, we will be hosting a special group on Facebook in a little over a week.  The group will revolve around having a salad a day for week.  We will provide recipes like the one above and some more tips on how to put together an amazingly healthy salad.  If you are interested click on the image below and RSVP.