Poppy Seed Dressing
Poppy seed dressing is our kids favourite dressing by far so you can understand why it was on my list of dressings to recreate. Well I have to give the hubby props for this one because I was having a bit of trouble getting it right without needing too many ingredients. He was able to make a few small adjustments while keeping it rather simple. You will probably begin to notice cashews in a lot of our dressings. The reason for this is because we typically don’t add isolated oil to any dressings. The only oil that gets added comes in its whole food form such as when we add nuts like cashews for a creamy texture. This dressing is great combined with pecans, strawberries and red onions over a bed of spinach or leaf lettuce. You can also add a few fresh strawberries to the blender when preparing for a great twist on the original. If you ever become concerned about too many nuts. I really wouldn’t worry about it because when following a nutritarian eating style, this is your main source of healthy fats. If you were trying to aggressively lose weight, then yes, you are going to want to limit nuts to about 1 oz a day, but for kids, I don’t stress about this sort of thing. Kids need a good dose of healthy fats. Moderation in all things is the key.
- ½-2/3 red wine vinegar (depending if you like a more vinegar taste or not)
- 1 cup water (or slightly less)
- ½ cup cashews
- 8 dates
- 1 TB red onion
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1 TB poppy seeds
- Combine red wine vinegar, most of the water, cashews, dates, red onion and dry mustard in blender and blend until smooth.
- Taste test to see if you need to add a little more vinegar or a little more water.
- When satisfied pour into a storable container (we use glass mason jars with screw on BPA free plastic lids).
- Add poppy seeds and stir to mix well.
- Serve over your favourite salad
- VARIATION: Add 2-3 strawberries at blending stage to create a fun summer twist on the original.
